My paternal grandparents were so not like this. Even though they grew up in a post WW II Germany. I think they realized, either consciously or subconsciously “hey, this kid grows up in a world where there’s enough food, they do not need to worry. If they want to play with it or waste some of it, it’s a privilege and we are happy for them”
I had a dirt-poor phase in my early adulthood, there was a time where I only ate whatever could be scavenged on my dumpster diving tours + cheap pasta. I try to handle it like my grandparents and be empathetic and understanding towards friends who leave leftovers on their plate or have a, ehm, laid-back approach of handling food that tends to spoil easily. Deep down it hurts me so much to see it though.
channel it into pushing people to getting multiple smaller servings instead, it’s perfectly rational and good to not tolerate waste. As long as you’re not screaming at people or anything.
My paternal grandparents were so not like this. Even though they grew up in a post WW II Germany. I think they realized, either consciously or subconsciously “hey, this kid grows up in a world where there’s enough food, they do not need to worry. If they want to play with it or waste some of it, it’s a privilege and we are happy for them”
I had a dirt-poor phase in my early adulthood, there was a time where I only ate whatever could be scavenged on my dumpster diving tours + cheap pasta. I try to handle it like my grandparents and be empathetic and understanding towards friends who leave leftovers on their plate or have a, ehm, laid-back approach of handling food that tends to spoil easily. Deep down it hurts me so much to see it though.
channel it into pushing people to getting multiple smaller servings instead, it’s perfectly rational and good to not tolerate waste. As long as you’re not screaming at people or anything.
Good on you and your grandparents. You’re preventing child obesity.