Emotional eating in childhood

On my 16th birthday, my mother did a rare thing: she took the day off of work.

On that cold Friday morning in March, we got in her car and drove one town over.

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She pulled over to the curb, about 200 feet from a busy intersection, grabbed her purse, got out, and turned back with a wink and a wave. As I moved into the driver's seat, a stern-looking man with a clipboard joined me as a passenger.

Less than 30 minutes later, my mother and I were cruising down the interstate together again and she was asking me what I wanted to do next.

To this day, I'm not sure what I was more excited about at that moment: having finally earned myself an official driver's license, or the fact that my mother was, clearly, playing hooky for the rest of the day so we could celebrate with a special lunch.

I chose a restaurant called Grandma's, known for its decadent desserts.

Over 30 years have passed since that day, yet I still feel giddy remembering those slices of steamy apple pie we enjoyed together in that cozy booth.

Eating and Emotion Go Together

Eating is an intrinsically emotional experience.

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