- When Mom was 14, Grandma would make her peanut butter cake once a month on Sundays. Everyone would eat except Mom, who Grandma claimed was allergic to peanuts. They’d eat so much that they’d all fall into a deep sleep for hours.
One day, Grandad grew suspicious and searched the trash. He was appalled to find empty tablets of a herbal medicine used for sleeping. When he confronted Grandma about it, she revealed that she and Mom looked forward to that day to go for a stroll in town and get their favorite ice cream while the family took a comfortable nap. It was their little mother-and-daughter secret fun ritual. Grandad laughed when he heard this, and the tradition continued until Mom turned 21.
