Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Somewhere in my mom's lizard brain was the conviction that she might never get chocolate again, so she had to eat whatever was available NOW. By eating one piece of fine chocolate every single day, she's been able to re-program that.
This reminded me of something.
The only times we had sugary anything (besides homemade stuff) when we were growing up was when our grandmothers sent over HUGE boxes of assorted British goodies (or Halloween). We knew we'd have to wait at least a year for the next one, so it led to two different means of enjoyment. My sister would eat whole bars of Cadbury's at one go. I'd break off small pieces and make my share last for months.
Go figure, I'm the squishy one and my sister is a stick.