Barbara Owens Lessons

The Spirals of No Return
Miss Barbara Owens grew up in the little town of Comer Idaho, where some of the “world’s finest eats” remained. She was a rather scrawny child who found comfort in cooking for her sickly sister, Annabeth. Anna her younger sister, had been diagnosed with a serious case of tuberculosis. Her family often had difficulty coping with Annabeth’s dire condition. Barbara and Anna’s parents were often at work so Barbara was in charge of cooking, cleaning, and caring for her little sister. Even when their parents were home, Barbara insisted that she cooked for her. After school, every day, she would rush home to tend to her sister. Since her sister needs to be bedridden, Barbara began to enjoy cooking, especially for Anna. When Barbara was ten, she took a cooking class to better her new found skills. However, not long after that, her sister, Annabeth, died. Leaving the Owens’ hearts in shambles.
By the time Barbara was in high school, she had become far more experienced than before, considering her time at her uncle’s bistro. She adored her position as a chef at his bistro. Annabeth would have been proud of the steps Barbara took.
Although some are reliant on drugs, others are addicted to substances such as gambling, tanning, or even food. “What does it mean to be a food addict?” one might ask. Being a food addict is to be someone who overeats excessively for no purpose; “A food addict experiences a compulsive need to eat, even when they’re not hungry,” according to Mara Tyler, author of the article “Food Addiction” from healthline. Some people overeat only on certain occasions such as holidays or when at a restaurant, whereas those who have become addicted to food do not cease to consume after they have started. Additionally, there are other illness’ such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa. Although they are not commonly referred to as food addictions, they are in the same