Italian has become my comfort food

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Ever since I was a child I have loved a traditional plate of spaghetti..the old fashion big noodles with a classic tomato based meat sauce. As a child ( and as a adult ) I was a picky eater. My parents would fuss over my eating habits constantly. All I wanted was spaghetti & mac n cheese, and being the "give me everything " mother, she would fuss with my dad when he TRIED to make me eat fruits and vegetables. I wouldn't eat them, I would sit at the table and pout. My mother worried that I wouldn't eat at all if I couldn't eat what I wanted and would become sick, and my dad THOUGHT he was set on me eating right. Guess who won ? Yep, my mother ! My father gave up the fight and I got my spaghetti and I mean every time I wanted it. I am not even going into the fact that it was a bad thing ! However, the older I got and the more stress I was under I found myself turning to a plate of spaghetti for comfort. Pizza is next in line, so I have come to the conclusion that it is the tomato base that I want, not so much the noodles with the sauce. I am curious if anyone else finds " Italian " being a comfort food ?