"W. Baker" > wrote in message
...
> Evelyn > wrote:
> : On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:23:05 -0700, "Cheri" >
> : wrote:
>
> : >"Evelyn" > wrote in message
> : .. .
> : >
> : >> A good philosophy. Especially the "You can take what you want but
> : >> you have to eat what you take" part.
> : >>
> : >> I believe that children should be taught to calculate their needs
> : >> properly and to respect and honor the fact that everything on the
> : >> table came from someone's efforts, to grow, transport, cook, serve,
> : >> etc.
> : >>
> : >> Evelyn
> : >
> : >I like to tell this story...once when I took a big helping, and I mean
> big
> : >helping of my mom's canned cherries, she asked if I'm sure I'm going to
> want
> : >all of that. I said yes. Well, I didn't really want all of that and
> couldn't
> : >finish, so I did sit at that damned kitchen table looking at those
> cherries
> : >for a very long time before she set me free...to never do that again.
> LOL
> : >
> : >Cheri
>
>
> : Your mom was a wise woman. Wisdom is unfortunately a very rare trait.
>
> : Evelyn
>
> My mom always gave a small portion or suggested we take a small one as
> there was always more for seconds, and there always was.

We just got a plate. Sometimes there was more of some foods. Usually not.