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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 34 points 3 months ago (2 children)

For me, it was bananas. I love them, but as a kid, my mom wouldn't buy them, because she thought they were too expensive.

As an adult with a good job and my first apartment, I would pass bananas in the grocery store, automatically thinking they were too expensive, but one day I noticed the price, and thought "That's not expensive, I can afford that," and I bought bananas for the first time.

That was decades ago, and now I buy bananas on almost every grocery trip.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

That's bananas.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Bananas expensive?? They're usually the cheapest fruit around. My mother loved giving them to us. Sometimes we'd slice them long wise so they'd have a flat top, then put chocolate chips on there! Great after school snack.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

It's one banana, Michael! What could it possibly cost? $10?

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

There are old fucks around here. Back in the war things were different.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 3 points 3 months ago

They're definitely the cheapest right now. I can get a large bunch of bananas for the price of one peach locally

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago

That's nice that your family can afford them. Back in the 60s, my family couldn't.

[–] TimboSlice@discuss.online 27 points 3 months ago
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Me, age 50, with hypertension: I want to be 30 so I can eat as many pickles as I want.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Me as a kid: "I wish I had a tail!"

Me as an adult: "I wish my tail was real and not just hanging outta my butt."

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Meanwhile blood pressure: screaming intensifies

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Tread lightly, pickle-loving anon.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

i bought pickling weights for my wife just because this summer and she looked about as happy as when we brought home kittens

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Knowing you can go to the store and buy a whole rotisserie chicken and eat it in your car is powerful stuff...

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

It's so good to have simple dreams. Where's my ancient wisdom? Cool beard? Humanitarian organization fighting to provide a decent life for almost every human?

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

Better : I can buy them, any brand, any size. Living the dream indeed.