I think I just figured out the cause of emotional eating, which is such a struggle for many people...you feel bored or down and want something to snack on. It just occurred to me how often Dante wants to eat, but will only eat for a few minutes. I don't get it...wasn't he hungry??? Just a minute ago, instead of taking him up to feed him like I usually would, I got down on the floor and gave him my full attention and we had fun together for almost 10 minutes. Then he hopped up good as new and is playing by himself. I think since I am so busy, sometimes the only way to get the emotional support he needs is to get me to feed him. He doesn't really need food, he needs emotional nurturing. Maybe that's what has happened to all of us and we just never outgrew thinking that food would fill that void, since our mamas were too busy with too many kids or working or were just unaware of the attention we needed. In the demanding world we live in, it's not surprising to me that emotional eating is so common these days.

WOAH! No joke...I just looked down from typing this to find that Dante unscrewed the tiny screw from the back of a large glass pot lid. The tiny gasket and screw and washer (all small enough to eat) and handle are laying across the kitchen floor. Excuse my French, but HOLY S---!!! This mama's gotta pay better attention!!