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Love and hate and growing up

-Something I hated as a kid that I now love as an adult:
The taste of parmesan.
I used to hate the smell of that stuff, especially the nasty Kraft parmesan in the green tube. Yuk. Couldn’t even sit next to people who were putting in on their food. I was never exposed to real parmesan. Now that I’m a grownup, I LOVE cutting a little chunk of parmesan reggiano and eating it just like that, without any other food interfering with that perfect taste. Mmmm…

-Something I loved as a kid that I hate now:
A piece of toast with butter on it, topped with lots of brown sugar.
Okay, I admit it: I probably wouldn’t hate it but I don’t think I could handle that amount of sugar anymore.

-Something I hated as a kid that I still hate:
The smell of whiskey on someone’s breath. In fact, even the smell of whiskey in a glass almost makes me gag. Can’t help it. Weird reflex. I must have smelled it on the breath of too many of my uncles. That, and gin…