A Love/Hate Relationship Story
It was January of 2012 when I took this picture. It was my attempt to say goodbye to my snacks and remember them as they were.
I can't believe all these snacks were ever in my house all at once for this photo op. In my defense, I did not buy all of those. Some had been given to me weeks prior for my birthday.
Skittles and I go way back...
I've tasted the rainbow a thousand times.
Back in 1993 (yes I remember the year because I had the flu) I always had a stash of Skittles. I didn't let the flu stop me from eating them either. I was popping them like pills until.... TMI.
I didn't eat Skittles for nearly a decade!
In between time, I fell in love with peanut M&M's. From 1998 to 2000 (age 28 to 30) when I was in denial and thought I could still eat whatever I wanted, I ate them almost every weekday.
I worked at a job where my desk was the first one you'd see coming into the office. One of the guys that worked there kept a bowl on MY desk and filled it daily with peanut M&Ms. I didn't even like peanut M&Ms until I tried them.
I tried to ignore them, but I couldn't. In time, I probably ate a pack of M&Ms a day. You wanna know something gross? There was no scoop in the bowl. Eight men worked in that office and we had a lot of visitors. Say it with me, "Ewwww!"
I started eating plain M&Ms in 2004 when I was pregnant. About 16 weeks into my pregnancy, I craved plain M&Ms. I didn't even like plain M&Ms. I just wanted some. I did not go to the checkout line to get them. I went to the candy aisle and bought a big bag. This would be around the time that on my next appointment I had gained 25 pounds in one month. The same month I called to ask my mom how to make gravy and then at the whole pot - like it was soup.
I only ate that one (giant) bag of M&Ms that month. I didn't buy them again until sometime in early motherhood. I kept them in the freezer because I only liked them teeth breaking cold. Yeah that happened once.
That moment when you hope that was candy you just crunched.
I had it bad for M&Ms. So breaking up with them in 2011 was a big deal. I wrote about falling off the wagon and inviting M&Ms back into my life a year and half later.
Something I used to love, but now hate again for the second time, SKITTLES.
I can't remember when I started eating them again, but they had become my go to travel candy. However, in 2013, Skittles changed the green flavor from lime to green apple. UGH!
Present Day
I hate green apple!
M&Ms and I drifted apart. I'll taste one here and there but the spark is gone.
As for Doritos, they are still in my life. I had a bag yesterday. Stupid school lunch snacks.
Here's the thing. I don't really hate Skittles as a whole. If I get a pack, I just give the green ones to Christopher.
What snack have you fallen out of love with?
This story was inspired by Finish the Sentence Friday, where the writing prompt this week is - Something I used to love, but now hate...
Hosted by Kristi Campbell & co-hosted this week by Allie Smith and Kelly McKenzie.
