Maybe puberty was finally going to do him some good! Greg seats himself quickly at the table, noting that, along with her heavenly pancakes, and a big bowl of fresh fruit salad, this morning Susan has prepared a mound of perogies. That was one of the good things about marrying someone of Ukrainian stock, Greg thought, Susan really knew her way around some delicious and different foods. That, and the fact that no matter how big he got, his mother-in-law never made any negative comments about his weight, and every time they went to visit she thrust more food at him, and urged him to eat. Someday, her urgings might even have some effort on her grandson, Junior.
But for now, it was time to chow down!
The whole family steadily worked through a huge pile of pancakes, fuit and perogies, Greg eating with his usual rapid, rapacious style. He noticed that this morning, Junior was packing it away too, much faster than usual.
When they all got up from the table, Susan and the girls retreated to the family room, while Greg and Junior started to clear the table. Greg noticed what he had early observed was true - Junior was definitely filling out his pants better this morning, and even seemed to be hauling a little gut! As they loaded the dishwasher, Greg remarked in a casual tone, "Putting on a few, son? Maybe the family growth spurt is about to hit."
Junior replied in a happy voice, "Sure am, Dad. ...
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