Freddy was raised to not waste food. In a family where food stamps and scarce days were often the way, his mother taught him something through her example: to eat was to celebrate. As a boy growing up in L.A., good grades were rewarded with all-you-can-eat buffet celebrations. Food offered both satiation and joy and also comforted—a substitute for happiness on dreary days. "I grew up with the gas being turned off, food stamps, and my mother not eating at times to allow us to eat," Freddy told The Epoch Times. "Her reward system was with food. Anytime we do good in any aspect we would go out to eat." |
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