The Stolen pancake

@mom210 (9041)

United States

October 2, 2015 8:36am CST

Sometimes I just have to chuckle at my kids. They get upset by the funniest things. I was cooking pancakes for breakfast and my oldest son got a stack of pancakes off the griddle because he likes them hot, not room temp. He is very funny about the temperature of his food. I called all the other kids in to eat and as we were pouring the milk and getting things ready to sit down, he starts a commotion. I went over to solve (cuz that is what us mom's do!) the problem. He says somebody stole my pancakes. I asked why on earth anybody would do that when there was a stack on the table. He asked each of his siblings about his pancakes, this takes several minutes. Nobody stole his pancake, finally one of the older boys says, oh yes I got one from that plate, it was stacked so high that he thought it was THE pancake stack. Mystery solved. You would think that would be the end right? Oh no, we listened to how could anybody take his hot pancakes, his plate was in his spot and everybody knows that is his spot and bla bla bla for the rest of breakfast. The son that took the pancakes even offered them back, but nope that was not good enough. Kids! You gotta laugh at them or they will drive you crazy.

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@bluesa (15023)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

2 Oct 15

Ha ha, you have patience. I love the "his spot" , but I cannot judge, I have this thing about my own coffee cup, it is mine all mine. :-D

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

3 Oct 15

@bluesa true. some people will use the same plate or bowl or spoon, etc. @mom210 i have many siblings and we sat on the same spot during meal times

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

2 Oct 15

They have their spots at the table and have cows when somebody takes it.

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@paigea (35717)

• Canada

20 Nov 15

@mom210 I have my parents old table and sat in my childhood "spot" all my adult life too. lol

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Oct 15

I bet nobody will steal his pancakes again

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

3 Oct 15

it would be hard to forget alright. and probably something that they'll tease him about when they're much older.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

7 Oct 15

@hereandthere They probably will tease him about it.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

8 Oct 15

With these kids, they are probably more likely to do it now that they know it irritates him. They love to push each others buttons.

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@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

2 Oct 15

Well, if you like your hotcakes hot, then lukewarm ones just won't do.

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

3 Oct 15

some people are that way with coffee

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

8 Oct 15

I do understand, the butter melts and the syrup is warm

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

2 Oct 15

Kids are so funny that way.

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

3 Oct 15

@mom210 yeah, and some people get grouchy when they're sleepy, or moved their stuff

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

8 Oct 15

@hereandthere yes, he is not a morning person, when he was little and we would greet him with a smile and good morning, he would, in his grouchy voice say "don't say good morning to me" it is now a family joke.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

2 Oct 15

He is usually an easy going guy guess he was really hungry though

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@LadyDuck (459079)

• Switzerland

2 Oct 15

Oh my, he was seriously upset by what happened. Kids are funny.

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@gudheart (12659)

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2 Oct 15

This sounds like my nephew! Kids are little comedians

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

2 Oct 15

It shocked me too, I guess you just don't mess with a guy's food.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

2 Oct 15

@gudheart Yes they are and quite entertaining

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@fawkes62 (1276)

• United States

2 Oct 15

That sounds like something my kids would do. They find anything to argue about.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

2 Oct 15

There was a whole plate of pancakes too, when I make them I make a lot. So it was not like he was going to run and or go away hungry

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

8 Oct 15

@fawkes62 yes, they want to make sure they get theirs, you would think these kids have gone hungry, they haven't.

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@fawkes62 (1276)

• United States

4 Oct 15

@mom210 Kid's can be so funny that way. Mine will do the same thing regardless of how much more is available.

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@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

22 Oct 15

lol It is all part of growing up with siblings, it is like dogs marking their territory.

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@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

24 Oct 15

@mom210 My daughter has 5 sons so I see it all the time lol

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

23 Oct 15

Oh that is funny! I never thought of it that way but you are right!

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

2 Oct 15

Your last sentence says it all!

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

8 Oct 15

And should I add, we laugh a lot, keeps us sane.

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@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

2 Oct 15

I should imagine that you get a lot of petty squabbles like this as you have so many children

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

8 Oct 15

really for so many they get along well and are pretty good, that is why I thought this one was so funny. The strangest things get them going sometimes though.

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@Marilynda1225 (79961)

• United States

2 Oct 15

Kids certainly drive you crazy...I can attest to this since I had four and yes, mine had food preferences too

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

2 Oct 15

They make me laugh a lot I don't take any of it to seriously

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@TheHorse (206373)

• Walnut Creek, California

19 Oct 15

I enjoy working with the younger younguns because they're so serious in such a cute way. Adults aren't really much different, but it's not as cute because more is at stake.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

21 Oct 15

They are very cute and serious, one of mine for some reason starts off his sentences with "well," and sounds so serious like a little man

@lilnana1111 (2305)

• United States

12 May 16

I remember my kids fighting over silly things too.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

13 May 16

I gotta laugh at them, so they do not drive me crazy.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

5 Nov 15

I taught teenagers for over 40 years. Your philosophy is right on. I always said, If I wasn't crazy already, they would drive me nuts.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

20 Nov 15

Thank you, I try not to take it all to seriously. I just roll with it

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

20 Nov 15

@mom210 Humor is the best defense against almost everything.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307087)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

22 Oct 15

Life at your house always makes me chuckle.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

23 Oct 15

Thanks, you and me both. Crazy kids.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

14 Dec 15

How nice of that son of yours who offered the "stolen" cake back

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

17 Dec 15

kids are so funny, with the things they get upset about

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@jstory07 (134570)

• Roseburg, Oregon

27 Oct 15

I think that is the job of kids to drive us crazy.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

27 Oct 15

I always tell my kids, by the time they are grown, all I will be able to do is sit around and flub my own lip. There will just be nothing left of me.

@PatZAnthony (14752)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

9 Jan 16

This is such a cute story. There must be many with such a large family.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

9 Jan 16

Oh they do keep me laughing that is for sure, especially the twins,

@Tampa_girl7 (49115)

• United States

6 Nov 15

So you are the mother of a pancake thief.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

6 Nov 15

That's me, let's hope he puts this dirty past behind him and stays on the straight and narrow

@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

17 Nov 15

I can understand his problem, there, Kim! If he had them at his place at the table and the other plate of pancakes was also on the table, then your other son was remiss in taking one of them... LOL! I am glad I only had one child at a time that would make a commotion over who had what or who did what, hon! I can laugh at your kids (along with you) but if it was my kids, IDK...

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

20 Nov 15

I tell them they are here for my entertainment and I do not pay much attention to the small bickering they do. It is amazing what you can tune out when you need to.

@paigea (35717)

• Canada

19 Nov 15

Great story. It reminds of my girls. If one was eating ice cream, the other would walk in the room and ask why SHE got ice cream. Well SHE took it out of the freezer and put some in a bowl for herself. Next time same thing. lol Fun times

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

20 Nov 15

We get "the why does he have more milk than me?" thing. I had to tell them if they said it again, I would pour out both so that they would be the same. I really would not, because I am a cheapskate and would hate the waste, but it did keep them quiet.

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