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Old 02-10-2006, 05:31 AM
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Default Re: What frugal thing did you do today?

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Originally Posted by Ima saver
I had to hide snack food from my teen age daughter, she was terribly overweight. .....
When food was hidden from me, I felt that I was not special enough for my families treats, I apparently didn't deserve them and so I sought them and other bad things out. I wanted to feel special enough for them, to this day I struggle with feeling food is some kind of magical treat for the special people, a class I often feel I do not belong to.

I know my mother did not mean that, but I also know I will never hide food from my children, I tell them they get less junk than I cause I am 6 ft tall, they are short, what is fine for me will make them sick (and I limit what I eat, cause I know they will one day be 6 ft tall!)

Please do not hide food from your children! It can't be worth the psych problems!
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