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[quote=Anonymous]My teen has their first job and has started eating out too much.  DC works in a shopping complex that has many fast food options and is relying on those instead of taking food from home or just eating a sensible snack.

Husband says we have no say in how DC spends their money after they've paid their required things (gas, part of insurance, & put 15% away in savings).

I say DC is being irresponsible and should have to hand over their check to be given a weekly/daily allowance to use while working.

Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are very big issues on my side of the family.  Both parents and 2/4 siblings are obese.  My dad had triple bypass 2 years ago.  He's borderline diabetic.  All of my cousins are diabetic and obese & most of their kids are obese.  All of my uncles and two aunts have had bypass surgeries or stents put in.  None of them are over the age of 65.

We don't keep a junk free house, but I've also not allowed tons of fast food and junk food.  We eat out once per week, for example, but I never allowed my kids to have fruit juice boxes or sodas growing up.

An example from this past Saturday: DC woke at 7 to be at work to open the store at 9.  Refused my offer to make eggs & grabbed a banana instead.  Since DC is under 18, I have access to their bank account and saw that DC spent $8.10 at Starbucks, $9 at Chick-fil-a, and another $3.67 at Starbucks before arriving home at 3.  DC informed us that a coworker came in sick and was going to try to power through, but DC offered to go back in.  I told DC to take a container of leftovers from the night before for dinner.  Said they would but didn't.  I later see a charge for $7 from Wendy's.  Then DC texted me that they were leaving work and going to Coldstone with friends.  Literally every meal for an entire day except for a banana was junk food.

And through the week isn't much better.  DC will get out of school, go to work to work on homework in the backroom, and grab fast food for dinner to eat while doing homework.

Is my husband right?  Do we have no say?  Anyone think I can put a rule in place where I only give DC x dollars per week and the rest must go into savings instead of just the 15% we were making DC save?       [/quote]

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