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They were just young kids. Sick and tired of vegan, healthy food with lots of veges that their mother constantly expected them to eat.
They were visiting their Grandmother under sufferance, but then she said to them both - how about we go to Pancake Parlour.
Their enthusiasm suddenly erupted "You bet!! Yes Please!!"
Their smiles lit up the place.
They bundled into the car and went to the local Pancake restaurant - where each of the kids had colas and large stacks of pancakes loaded with maple syrup and butter.
"Mum would never let us have this. She would die first!!"
"Well then - we don't need to tell her now do we? You can say you went out for vegetarian sushi."
They readily agreed and continued to tuck into their heavenly treats.
After a little while, as they got full - the grandmother looked around.
Lo and behold - who did she see sitting at one of the tables just around the other side of the room? It was their Mother - with a couple of other girls she had been friends with for years.
The Grandmother excused herself and went over.
"Well hello there!!"
The mother looked around and looked guilty. "Hi! Are you with the boys?"
"Yes - they are having pancake treats that are well deserved. How about you?"
Her Strawberry pancakes with icecream suddenly arrived. The grandmother looked at her :
"Perhaps those boys could have more of these occasional treats - like you happened to have when you were younger. Like you're having now." She walked away - back to her grandsons...