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When Love Was Served on a Plate

When Love Was Served on a Plate

Emotional eating and love often grow from the same place: a kitchen filled with care, intention, and the only love language many mothers knew. For many of us, love arrived as buttered toast, warm casseroles, or second helpings we didn’t ask for. We heard things like: “Eat, you’ll feel better.”“Don’t waste food.”“Take another helping — I made it for you.”…