Going nuts

Claudia Savage-Gore is a food-withholding “almond mom”

FEELING MASSIVELY affronted that Minnie and Lyra have accused me of being an “almond mom”. This is a particular breed of terrible mother, currently “big on TikTok”, who basically starves their child in the name of wellness. The original Almond Mom being model Yolanda Hadid, who went viral for telling her daughter Bella to “eat two almonds and chew them really well”. Anyway, Minnie has based this accusation on my unwillingness to dispense snacks either an hour before or after a meal, my aversion to McDonald’s and the fact that yesterday I questioned whether she really needed a second slice of toast. In my defence, yes I bloody hate snack requests — purely on feminist principles. I’m not a sodding air hostess! Get your own rice cakes! My aversion to…

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