Family pastime All the photos show some popular family pastimes such as skating at a skating rink, having a birthday party, playing a video game and doing up. The families look happy. They are obviously enjoying the time they are spending together. My younger brothers and I used to skate together, but we have never done that with our parents. We only had a pair of skates when we were children but it never prevented us to have great fun. In our childhood we would celebrate our birthdays in the family circle, but now we hardly ever get together. We prefer doing it with friends, because it feels right and it's more interesting. As for doing up inside the house, we usually do it together with my mom. In general, we rarely spend time together as a family, but if we do, we really enjoy having a picnic. It's really a pity we can't stay together for a long time and find an activity interesting for all of us. We have become egotists. I think spending time together makes people a family because you get to know one another better.