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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I personally think that you are the one who created this monster.  It sounds like you are very concerned about your family's history with obesity and food issues; so much that you have gone overboard the other direction.  You are so controlling that your child is rebelling from your over-controlling nature and relishing the freedom that the job gives him/her to get those things that you have restricting them from before the job.  So, you have essentially banned fast food and they are rebelling by eating as much of it as they can.

I would recommend that you adopt a compromise to discuss with your child.  Reiterate your concern about eating out too much, but rather than a ban, suggest that your child should not eat more than half of the meals from fast food.  So 1 out of 3 or 2 out of 4 meals eaten out of the house/fast food should be suggested.  Ask that (s)he start to plan at least one meal from home per work day.  Talk to DC about helping him/her with making lunches to bring to make it easier.

But in the end, that's all you can do is suggest.  The paycheck and money belong to your child and once earned, they get to decide what to do with it.  You as a parent are responsible for teaching responsibility to your child, but at this point, you can't enforce it, you can only teach and hope the lessons, especially given the reasons, stick.[/quote]

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