On 1/3/2012 12:00 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I grew up in a house where many foods were disgusting. Both of my parents
> referred to foods as exactly that. And they still do. I was once told that
> the food I brought in from a taco place smelled like garbage. And my mom
> used to insist that we eat oatmeal for breakfast then stand over us making
> faces and gagging noises and asking us how we could eat it? Is it any
> wonder that I never learned to like the stuff?
>
> My maternal grandmother and her husband expressed similar disgusts for many
> foods and were very vocal about it. They refused to eat anything that they
> considered to be foreign and my step-grandpa would not touch a leftover or
> eat outdoors.
>
> So to me, referring to foods like that is a very normal thing.
>

and that is what is so sad........ food isn't disgusting and those
behaviours aren't normal

would a counselor help? i bet Angela would benefit too

kate