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The Weight We Carried

JL;DR SUMMARY Cindy Scarr reflects on the multigenerational issue of disordered eating within her family, tracing its origins from her grandmother and analyzing how it affected both her mother and herself. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureShidduchimMotherhoodSelf EsteemFamily TraumaBody ImageDisordered EatingDietMultigenerationalGestational Diabetes

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United States
"A lock was attached to the cabinet where the school snacks were located, lest we try to take things from it."

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