One of the points my mom loved about me when I was a child was that I dislike candy. Well, I wouldn't say I dislike all candies. There were a few exceptions but my decisions weren't easily swayed by candy. No adult can bribe me into anything with candy. Proud? I can't say I was proud. My mom was definitely proud. Then at some point, she called me a weird child for not loving candy because by then, she realized I was also picky on other foods. Candies I dislike include gummy worms, starbursts, jolly ranchers... there are so many. However, there is always one exception: chocolate. Not just any chocolate, I only love a few chocolate. Hershey's, kit kat, malteser's,... I think that's it. I may have forgotten a few. Anyways, once I started drinking coffee, I found out I love a bit of bitterness in things I drink and eat. I don't mind bitter melon. I can even withstand drinking horribly bitter herbal teas (then again, I had no choice when I do drink them).
So it seems I thought I figured out what I love to eat and drink. I understand that tastes preference can change with age. I used to hate onions. Now I love them. I hate eggplants. Now I think they're not bad. I still dislike peas, carrots, and celery though. However, I didn't expect one thing to change so much: my love for chocolate. I love eating Hershey's plain milk chocolate... or at least I did back then. I purchased a huge bag of Hershey's milk chocolate kisses for my tutoring sessions, hoping the kisses will be the prize for my students' improvement. It worked well. Sadly, I overestimated my need for the chocolate for my students. One can't keep giving out prizes. It must be earned but children don't improve as quickly as one expected. So now I'm stuck with a huge bag of kisses. But wait! I wasn't silly when I bought the chocolate. I had a plan! If I didn't get to give as much chocolate as I want, I can always eat them by myself. Delicious Hershey's kisses all to myself! Seeing how I didn't even get to eat one since I bought it, I decided to just eat one. One kiss shouldn't be too bad. There were plenty left for my students if I needed rewards. After one bite... bleh! It was too sweet for me. I clearly lost my appetite for milk chocolate after so many years. So after that day, I chose only to eat dark chocolate. I was even able to eat the dark chocolate mini bottles with alcohol in them. My appetite has gone from moderately sweet to bitterness. Not that I'm complaining. It was just a shock that my taste changed faster than I remembered. Oh well, that's something small to think about.
Now, how am I suppose to get rid of the huge bag of Hershey's kisses???
