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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who are these people that limit food? I don’t think I am sheltered, but I don’t know anyone like this.[/quote]

My MIL was like this, whereas my mom tries to get guests to eat constantly throughout the day and night.

Could be a cultural thing. MIL grew up rural, farmers, Midwesterner, grew and raised most of their own food. My mom grew up in a city, community of European immigrants. My dad says her relatives have always been like that. Both MIL and my own mom grew up pretty poor. [/quote]

No I don’t think it’s a rural or city thing as plenty of women from both types of backgrounds do this. I think it’s a generational thing. Many of these women grew up with crash diets, smoking and restricting food during pregnancy, and Twiggy and Audrey Hepburn as ideals.

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Child of immigrants here.   Most European cultures have high expectations for feeding guests.  The idea of someone being hungry in your home is the worst of the worst.   We did not have much growing up but if people came there was plenty of food on the table always.  [/quote]

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Yes!!! Thank you!!![/quote]
These weird food issues seem to be common among a certain type of weird, cheap WASP person. Not sure what it comes from.

My family are Eastern European immigrants, and the idea of guests going hungry would make my mom, aunt and grandmother die from shame. That’s been my experience with Asian, Latino, African-American and White ethnic friends, as well. [/quote]

I posted several times in this thread. My ILs are Catholic. [/quote]

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