I stole a lot of food when I was a kid

This is the first time I’ve ever confessed this to anyone except my husband and I have to do it before a priest tomorrow so I need to get it all out. When I was a kid my family was very poor and my mom worked two jobs. I was the oldest kid in my family and I felt so alone most of the time. I found solace in the local corner store nearby, the people knew me and never paid attention to when I came and left. I’m ashamed to say that for years I stole garbage bags full of candy, chips and soda. It was so easy and I was a kid I didn’t realize how wrong it was at the time. It was so nice to have something to eat when my stomach was growling. I grew up on welfare and barely ate so when I was able to steal food I felt so good. I was so so happy to have something to eat for the first time in days. I knew how to do so without getting caught and done it so much. I took my siblings with me and fed them as well. It was so hard to be hungry and we were all hungry, if I didn’t steal food we would’ve starved. I feel so guilty about stealing so much food from the owner, his family is so nice and he was so nice to me and saw me grow up. It brings tears to my eyes thinking about what I did. I know this is going to look back on me so bad. I can’t tell my mom or siblings because it will break their hearts and they’ll look at me differently. I’m going to be in so much trouble I just know it. I have no idea how I’m going to tell a priest this and how he’s going to react. I’m going to spend the rest of my life thinking about this.