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If you're wondering why I'm so angry about the free school meals issue when I don't have kids well a) you need to find your empathy switch and b) I know what it's like to try and learn and live on an empty stomach. 1/4
We did not have money growing up. The worst feeling I remember is when my lunch was 2 dry weetabix because I couldn't find anything else that morning. I hid in a classroom with a bottle of water and I felt so embarrassed. 2/4
But growing up with not enough also gave me behaviours, like compulsive overeating, I'm still fighting at 34. Food poverty doesn't just hurt kids today. It hurts them for decades.
It affects learning outcomes, health and how they think about food. 3/4
It affects learning outcomes, health and how they think about food. 3/4
I can't watch more kids going through what I did and not try and stop it 4/4
