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[quote=Anonymous]My parents do not take care of their health and may die soon, which is devestating. I think about how they were born in the 40s/50s, in large impoverished families, and what it must have been like to get those first real paychecks and be able to buy whatever crappy foods they wanted.  I think about how they were working class young adults in the 70s but are miraculously not smokers.  I think about how they were both traumatized at home, and self-medicate with food (mom) and alcohol (dad).  I think about how busy they were throughout my childhood, providing for me and making my life better by working nights (mom) and DIYing on the weekends (dad) and volunteering in my youth groups (both) rather than creating fitness and dietary regimes for themselves.  I think about how hard it is to change 40 or 50 years of habits once they've gotten really bad.

And, because I'm petty, I think about how annoying it is when my healthy fit relatives go on about their diet and supplements.  My parents are unhealthy, but they are fun and they have hobbies.[/quote]

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