Guilty as charged!

And the award for the best possible way for a mother to cause an eating disorder:

For more condescending and silly comments from 1943 on how parents make their kids sick, see the whole chapter of "Eating Inhibitions in Children in Relation to Anorexia Nervosa," because:

(And make sure to check out Harriet's post on metaphor and meaning for more on poetry and psychiatry.)