It holds as much or more importance to me as it ever has. If I look like I do not take care of myself or don't have my life together, or cannot handle things, it's not only a reflection on me, but on the rest of my family. I do not want them to have a bad reputation or a bad association because...
I was always allowed to eat what I liked, and I'm not a picky eater at all. I'll cook something I don't like that she does if she asks for it, sure. My brother certainly cooks weird things that she eats. Ikura (salmon roe. raw. I'm shuddering at the thought) was a surprising hit.
I wholly...