Digging down intermittently into the rashers of bacon and the pancakes, generously slathered with butter and jam, I started to feel full quite quickly. In my usual state, dealing with all this food wouldn't be too hard, but in my current state, I couldn't eat another bite after two pancakes and four rashers of bacon. Mother, who just sat silently in front of me, after serving the table, putting the food in front of me, and even pouring the tea and milk into my cup, then said something for the first time.
"Don't get up until you eat everything."
Mother had never forced us to eat, considering that children will naturally eat as much as they need, and forcing them will distort their natural appetite. Of course, we didn't get dessert if we didn't eat the veggies, but we didn't have to eat th
