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almonds Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:44:41 2019 No.12471297 [Reply] [Original]

>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.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:46:12 2019 No.12471303 are you big and strong

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:46:48 2019 No.12471304 >>12471297 Was just eating some lightly salted almonds and they were delicious.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:47:16 2019 No.12471305 >>12471303 I dont think I'm anything above average

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:48:14 2019 No.12471306 >>12471305 should have eaten more of the almonds then anon

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:48:47 2019 No.12471307 >>12471304 Do they actually have some kind of "super food" benefits? Or was this another schizo thing my mom decided to do?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:51:10 2019 No.12471316 >>12471307 yeah they do, your mum was right

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:52:12 2019 No.12471322 did she toast them? they're way better toasted

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:52:49 2019 No.12471326 >>12471316 I guess that's fair, but are they good enough to justify feed a kid little handfuls of almonds every day?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:53:46 2019 No.12471329 >>12471297 My only issue with almonds is that once I start eating them I can't stop. Doesn't matter if they're plain or flavored. Pic related are great

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:53:53 2019 No.12471330 >>12471322 They were always raw. Sometimes she'd mix them with other stuff, though.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:55:49 2019 No.12471338 File: 22 KB, 300x385, Blue_Diamond_Almonds_Dark_Chococlate__32144.1437439524.386.513.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12471329

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Anonymous Wed Jun 12 02:59:22 2019 No.12471360

What really messes with me is that I'm sure they're great and all but what's the justification for making a little boy, up through his teen years, eat handfuls of 10-odd almonds almost every day?

My mom was kind of a health nut, no soda and rarely junk food allowed in the house, but she was never this strict about eating anything else, not even the typical tofu, broccoli, carrots.

There was real anger there, like I was hurting someone by not eating these almonds.

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Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:01:17 2019 No.12471366

>>12471326
well in this case, no, ultimately she did you a disservice because she made you dislike almonds and nuts in general.

Giving your kids a healthy relationship with healthy food and working out ways for them to enjoy it is really the best parenting. Just forcing them to eat healthy shit isn't clever.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:02:36 2019 No.12471369 >>12471360 maybe they were expensive to her? almonds are pretty cheap in nz but iunno it must be frustrating if you buy your kids expensive healthy food and they resent it

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Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:03:52 2019 No.12471378

>>12471366
I don't exactly want kids of my own, but this is good to keep in mind. I feel like I'd want to do something a little more like this if I did reproduce.

I kind of had a meltdown when I left for college and could eat whatever I wanted, but I try to cook and eat better again. I dont resent a lot of the stuff she tried to pass down to me, just.

Fucking almonds.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:05:12 2019 No.12471382 >>12471369 We were in America, moved states a couple times but stayed around middle America, just a little bit south. I dont think they cost that much? I'd feel bad if you ended up being right.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:05:28 2019 No.12471385 The best way to eat almonds is to suck the skin off and eat it and make a pile of skinned almonds. Then you roll them around in your mouth one by one slowly working the almonds into a thick paste that you can chew on for hours.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:07:33 2019 No.12471392 >>12471385 Yknow not posting in this thread was totally free so why did I have to read what you just said?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:15:55 2019 No.12471419 >>12471297 were you abused?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:26:22 2019 No.12471455 >>12471392 What?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:43:24 2019 No.12471499 >>12471297 I don't know why, but while reading this; I felt a slight eerieness that intentional creepypasta greentexts can't achieve.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:45:33 2019 No.12471502 >>12471499 >Anon, they're good for you. Someday you'll understand. >Someday you'll understand. What did she mean by this? We need to figure it out /k/. Unlock the secret of the almond.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 03:53:19 2019 No.12471511 File: 28 KB, 375x375, Momisaac.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Almonds contain cyanide, she was trying to kill you.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 04:13:54 2019 No.12471543 >>12471297 probably werent activated

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 04:36:57 2019 No.12471591 >>12471511 Wait, do they really? I've never heard of this before, but sounds like bullshit

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Anonymous Wed Jun 12 04:38:43 2019 No.12471595

>>12471499
I'm sorry man, that wasnt the intention. I just wanted to complain about almonds, figured you guys might know what she meant by this.

>>12471502
If you can do that tho, I'd love it. I could close that chapter in my life.

>>12471419
That's not really relevant, is it?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 07:34:54 2019 No.12471936 >>12471455 checked

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 07:42:51 2019 No.12471957 >>12471591 Bitter almonds actually contain enough cyanide to be lethal to children if enough are ingested - probably around 10-20 or so.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 13:25:56 2019 No.12472997 >>12471307 It's possible that the trace cyanide in almonds prevents cancer from forming. Having just a little won't harm your person, but if a cancerous tissue is pulling inordinate resources from your blood/cells, it'll get a lethal dose.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 13:45:32 2019 No.12473100 >>12471499 I second this

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 13:47:07 2019 No.12473108 >>12471297 I always gave my kid almonds, dried salmon, seaweed, apples, and raw whole milk for snacks. He's 6'4" now.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 13:55:22 2019 No.12473146 >>12471297 she was trying to activate you

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Anonymous Wed Jun 12 13:56:58 2019 No.12473154

op, were they bitter or sweet almonds? bitter almonds have much more cyanide in them than sweet almonds, and is possible to be poisoned from them - not saying your mother knew or was trying to do this, but i am curious. did you ever feel strange or bad after eating them?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 12 14:00:18 2019 No.12473169 >>12471329 Same. Shit is really calorie dense though have to be careful with how many you eat. I fucking love almonds i could pound a whole bag of them if i dont stop myself