What are your table seating arrangements? Is it wrong for a woman to sit at the head of the table?!
Answers: Absolutely nothing wrong with it. Traditionally the head of the table is the host, or hostess, who would be in control of the meal service. An honoured guest, would be seated to the right of host. Host & hostess would be at both ends of the table. I find over the past 30 years or so, it is most acceptable for the host to sit at the centre of the table with honoured guest across the table and the host or hostess (whichever the case) would be at the right of whoever is hosting the party. Other guests seated in a manner suited to have conversation with companions on either side if it's a large gathering.
I don't see anything wrong with it...especially if she did some or most of the cooking:)
I too am the queen and matriarch of my household!
In my family of chinese people, my grandma sits in the head, or my grandpa in the other end. The table is for adults and one table is for children.
When my mother was single, she sat at the head of the table.
Now that she's married, her husband sits there, she sits beside him and my husband is on the other end, with me beside him, everyone else in between. Out of all the men in the family, he's been here the longest, next to my BIL who would sit at the head if he was ever present for family dinners. He lives too far away.
At my father's house, he sits at the head with his daughters beside him, son on the other end, all spouses (including his wife) in between.
Neither is right or wrong, they just are the way they are.
