When I was a small child (4? 5?), I loved bananas. My mom claims the reason I don't like them now is because I ate too many, but every other food I've done that to, I've recovered from and enjoy again. (I had a shrimp allergy for 8 years because of how many I ate. Would eat legitimate piles of them. But I can eat them again now and love them. I'm just careful not to eat so many.)

I hate bananas with a fervor I apply to nothing else in life. When I was in middle school, I ate a banana to get out of being forced to play intramural sports because I hate bananas so much they frequently make me sick, especially if I can't get the taste out of my mouth.

People know I love food, and I've been offered so much banana bread and banana pudding over the years that it makes me sad. They'll claim, "Oh, people who hate banana pudding love this one!" They insist I have to eat some. I try some of it to be nice, knowing I'll hate it. I hate it. They get shocked and/or offended.

The only reason I'm posting is because I'm trying to eat a banana right now and I need a distraction. They're cheap. I want to be able to eat them. I want to train myself to like them. I put it in my mouth and chew, feeling the disgust rising. I force it down, and it's harder to swallow than a shot. I have coffee as a chaser, so it kind of is like a shot, really.

Anyone else ever force yourself to eat food you hate for whatever reason?

(Lasssst bite--- done! First banana finished in years.)