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year was 2013, and the show that spawned a thousand memes, horrified reactions, and the term “Almond Mom” was The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills —because of course it was. In the infamous clip, Gigi Hadid, the famous supermodel, tells her mother, Yolanda Hadid, that she’s hungry. In response, Yolanda tells her daughter to have a few almonds and that this will help her hunger go away. Although this origin story of almond mom behavior may sound innocuous and simple, it really shows the rather dark side of diet culture and problematic family dynamics, generally. Every generation has its quirks, sure, and every family has its hand-me- downs. But while some of us inherit our grandmother’s vintage jewelry or our dad’s questionable taste in music, others get stuck with something far less tangible— and far more complicated. Enter: the generational hand- me-down. These are the habits, beliefs, and behaviors passed down like heirlooms, often without a second thought. And let’s be honest, not all of them are treasures.
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