/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>be me
>2AM
>up late
>thinking about almonds

>go back to being me, but I'm a little kid
>dont remember how old
>mom likes to give me almonds as a snack, along with other trail mix stuff
>one day she just gives me a handful of almonds
>sits in the living room with me while i watch TV, shes kinda strict and I dont wanna ask for another snack
>so I eat the almonds
>This continues for days.
>just handfuls of almonds
>slowly notice that there are days when she gives me a specific number
>between 5 and 10, usually 10 or 7
>I'm sick of almonds, but she notices them in the trash.
>I have to get creative.
>this continues for years.
>if she catches me throwing them away, my mom yells at me
>the kind of yelling that makes a little boy cry
>my childhood is filled with fucking almonds
>sometimes she forgets for weeks at a time, but they always come back
>I got pretty good at getting rid of them, but she keeps doing it.
>I've moved out, I've gone to college.
>I fucking hate almonds
>I am haunted by almonds
>I dont even like peanuts, actually
>Anytime I asked her why she did this, she'd give the same bullshit answer
>"Anon, they're good for you. Someday you'll understand."
>I still have literally no idea.