So true:

Mom told me that when she and her siblings were growing up in the 40's and 50's, once in awhile they'd say to my grandmother "We're hungry". Nana would say "Well, have a piece of bread with some butter on it." They'd say "We don't want that", and Nana would reply "Well, then you're not that hungry". It wasn't 'til I was older that I understood.