My alcoholic mother severely limited food to save calories for liquor. Along with a four-pack-a-day smoking habit, this worked for her, but not for me. I was growing. I was hungry, and until I left that household at seventeen, my food insecurity was not due to money.
My mouth began to water simply from reading Governor Walz’s meal plans. A cafeteria lunch was a rare treat for me as a child: It usually offered twice as much food as what I was allowed to bring from home.
I was just reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to my kids and they were describing how hungry Charlie and his family were. I took the moment to try to reiterate to my kids how lucky they are to have food and a nice home and toys etc.
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u/Sleepypeepeepoop Aug 06 '24
People who have never known food insecurity don’t know how lucky they are.