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[quote=Anonymous]This is literally what every teen does at some point. I can understand your health concerns but the kid must be 16 or 17, so the years of being able to really control what food they eat are long gone. You just have to trust that the healthy habits you’ve instilled will prevail.

Also, even with the family history, it’s hard for someone who has always been skinny to ever imagine being fat. I was the opposite. I was always the fat kid and could never imagine how skinny people’s pants stayed up without a little roll of fat to hold them. All teens think they are invincible.

The novelty of being able to buy whatever they want to eat will wear off soon. I still cannot stand popcorn to this day after working in a theater for 2 years. Even the smell used to keep me from seeing movies out for many years.

You said you didn’t restrict junk and you guys ate out, but I bet pre job and car if your kid asked for $10 to go get McDonald’s with friends, you didn’t allow it. That’s being restrictive. The kids whose parents let them eat nothing fun are the ones who always put out when hanging with my kids. My daughter’s vegan friend can put away the wings! She had no choice in being vegan, so she slowly started eating “illegal” foods when she got older and away from her parents.  [/quote]

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