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[quote=Anonymous]I could not even get through the first page without tearing up and I'm at work on my lunch break.

I too am a hoarder (of clothes and necessities...not everything) who pushes food on my child (who is not overweight at all).  I realize that I am scarred because my DH and I have saved over 1mil already (we are 40) and I still feel financially insecure probably once a week.  I make 200K/ry; I"m a lobbyist with a doctorate. Why do I have a doctorate? Because I was sure that my mother's lack of education was the cause of my every misery and with education I would never be poor again and I hope it doesn't happen.

I am the fortunate one. I have one brother serving time for selling pot and another living with a roommate (not gay) and working at a gym.

Mother is out of my life, father wasn't ever in it.  Hunger was part of my life as was fear.  I wonder how this will impact my parenting. Pushing food on a thin 3 yr old is fine but I wonder how I will react when he wants something extravagant.  I fear I will be angry at him for his frivolousness.

When I am not at work and free to cry, I'll read all 14 pages with hopes that there will be some good parenting kernels in the thread.

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