What traditions have you not kept that your parents had?
Making my kids eat everything on their plate.
I had to finish everything when I was young. My Dad would sit at the table while I chewed tough meat like I was chewing gum forever. This was after the others left.
Or my personal worst, choking down boiled okra. That slimy shit made me gag and I suffered through it until it was done. I think after a while my Mom had either mercy on me or tried to serve something I could finish.
I made sure my kids had enough to eat and that there was healthy food on their plate. When they were full and I believed it, I ended the pain for both of us. They grew up and survived, but then I guess I did also.
I always tried to learn from what they did right and wrong. There are lessons in both.
Delusions of Adequacy 
Did you end up with weight problems? My parents had “the clean plate club” — and the brainwashing went deep. Here we are, 60 years later, and I can’t leave food on my plate at a restaurant.
I made sure that my kids did not suffer the same fate. At the in-laws for a holiday meal, my youngest put too much food on her plate. My mother-in-law started waiving her finger at the kid and telling her she had to eat every bite of it. I stepped in and said “no, only eat until you’re full.” My mother-in-law, not used to having someone directly contradict her, looked at me for an explanation. I just grabbed my belly and shook it up and down.
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No, I eat healthy and in good portions. I also inherited my Dad’s penchant for exercise so weight wasn’t an issue
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