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This dessert was something I once posted as something I desired. I remember looking at this decadent sweet when it was presented to my family and me on our table in Walt Disney World thinking that it was capable of causing me a weeklong stomachache. I refrained from enjoying the dessert with my sisters, but looked on in envy.

After looking through photos of my food from throughout this semester, I have realized that, for me, it is no longer about the taste of the food itself. I should not look back on this evening with my family and feel left out or deprived because I didn't eat the cookies and ice cream. I should remember the excitement on my baby sister's face when the waiter brought out this pastel colored cookies and cream or the wonderful wine and stories shared by my parents that evening. Now that I am mature enough to not obsess or focus only on my personal struggles, I can fully immerse myself in the familial bonding experience.

Yes, the food was beautiful, but the pain the sugar and dairy would cause my stomach was not even worth one bite!

 

 

 

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