I've started drinking protein water or just plain water when this happens and it usually helps reduce the feelings of hunger.

Recipe with some adaptations if you don't have the ingredients 2/2

I'm proud of you for not going to McDonalds for that one 😂

911: ma’am!?
Me: well I’m late for work
911: ma’am! What’s your location?!

*No malls were harmed in the making of this skeet

For some reason, I haven't had sweet potato casserole ever since.

Me: mmmmm, interesting

My manchild ex:

My manchild ex's father:

Host: Would you like some more?

Me: oh, I am so full, thank you though

The host, without a hint of awareness said, "oh I took a frozen casserole and added a few things"

Me: are these (pause) onions?

Host: Yes

Me: Oh, interesting. I've never had it this way before.

Host: 🤷‍♀️

My then manchild's mom, now ex-MIL: I like it.

Clearing my throat, I asked, "What's in the sweet potatoes? I'd love the recipe" (this is the passive aggressive way my mother uses to ask about something she finds questionable)

onion, but lo!, it was accompanied by many friends.

Once again, I was new in a relationship with this manchild, and just met his parents, did not know the host from Esther, and was 20 (?) years old.

Also raised with a tiny bit of manners, I tried to get the object in question onto my fork so I could put it back on the plate without anyone noticing. Seeing that it was an onion, I thought it was a stray that fell in.

I started to poke around in the mush and I realized that this was not a lone

The host, approx 1,047 years old, had spent all morning preparing dinner. I was raised to try anything once and I do love a good sweet potato casserole.

As I dug in, the first rush of brown sugar hit me and as I let the starchy potatoes melt in my mouth I could feel something solid-ish remaining

It was early in my relationship with my ex, and we visited his parents, who lived in a 55+ community in Vegas. They took us to their friend's house for Thanksgiving dinner.

We were not allowed to bring anything.