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take a look. >> reporter: meet the freeman family. dad, spencer, mom and their children, ray, amina and grace. the columbus, ohio, family knows they have much to be grateful for when they do gather around the dinner table. problem is, they have a hard time eating together more than three times a week. >> my son, he wrestles every day. literally, monday through friday. girls have basketball. it's always pretty busy. spencer's schedule is crazy. >> reporter: spencer owns and operates his own wrecking business. he became a small business owner to provide for his family but the hours are long and typically doesn't arrive home until well after dinner time. research shows the cost of not eating together can be great. according to a columbia university study, children's whose families routinely eat dinner together are less likely to drink, less likely to smoke and less likely to smoke marijuana. the same study showed children's

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