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[quote=Anonymous]My son stole food too.  He was about ten and we had a friend renting a room with us while she went to a nearby college.  She came to me and said someone was taking her potato chips out of her cabinet, the one we had given her to use for her own food.  I knew immediately it was my son because his little sister was too short to reach it.  Also, he has had a huge appetite since he was an infant.  When confronted he confessed.  He stopped doing it.  But, once he was old enough to go to a store by himself he would buy himself the treats he wanted and there was no stopping him.  I guess we could have forbid him from entering stores but he actually walked by places like Dunkin Donuts and 7-11 on his way to and from school.  We could have prevented him from earning his own money but he was very industrious and motivated.  Bought his own cool bike with money he earned, bought his own first car with money he saved.

He's an adult now.  He has struggled with his weight all his life.  When he is able to be physically active he does better.  He struggles with appetite self-control.  It's part of who he is.  When he was a healthy weight (200 lbs at 6 ft) he felt great, but he hasn't been able to sustain it for more than a few years.  Then his desire for the food he loves wins again.

Maybe there's something we could have done differently when he was a child but I don't know what it is.  We did the best we could with him, considering his natural personality and appetites.  I guess my bottom line at this point is he is a wonderful guy and I love him more than I can even say.

Good luck OP.[/quote]

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