Apparently Skittles are now a healthy snack

I think I will get DH a spine for Christmas. When I was told that SD16 would be spending 5 glorious days with us over Christmas, I told DH that she is not spending 5 days eating us out of house and home. We have dinner at my aunt's on Christmas Eve and dinner at my brother's on Christmas Day and there will be a ton of food. I suggested no junk food in the house for the week and I will get extra veggies for her to snack on. DH not only agreed but thought it was a good idea.
So her royal pain in my ass arrives tonight and the first thing she does is pull a bag of skittles from her purse and open them. I ask DH about it. He said 'Skittles aren't that bad for you.' And he wonders why SD has gained about 20 pounds since the summer.

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If SD16 brought her own

If SD16 brought her own candy, she will not be eating your food. This should be a plus for you, since "eating you out of house and home" appears to be your main problem with this child.

Omg, tru dat! Luchay's ex-SD

Omg, tru dat! Luchay's ex-SD used to come over with shopping bags FULL of chips and cookies and candies and chocolates that her mom packed for her, so that she didn't have to suffer through any meals at the table with the rest of her family.

I have to say - it's really too bad that a 16 yo has been so poorly raised that she doesn't know how to behave yet. If she's a guest, then bringing your own food is incredibly tacky. If she's not... how rude that she didn't even offer to share. Oh well, skids for ya!

I think that micromanaging a

I think that micromanaging a 16 year olds snacks is a useless endeavor, especially if she brought her own. Pick your battles carefully. This is not a hill to die on, particularly over the holidays IMO.

Sorry i wasn't more

Sorry i wasn't more clear...DH bought them for her on the way back to our house. So I buy vegetables and he he buys candy. Who do you think looks like the hero yet again?

It's the holiday season.

It's the holiday season. It's normal to have a house full of junk (cakes, cookies, candy, pies) during this time of year.

Let her eat skittles and

Let her eat skittles and whatever other junk food so she can gain another 20 lbs by February. Not your circus; not your monkey.

This sounds just like my

This sounds just like my husband. He constantly lets SD6 eat crap and his explanation is, "But she likes it."

Good call, DH. Heaven forbid SD eat something or do something that she doesn't like.

I honestly don't care what he feeds her anymore. She's not my kid. I just make sure our DD gets fed properly.

I've SO disengaged from the

I've SO disengaged from the food wars with SD9, and her "crying" that the other kids call her fat.
DH applies himself 1/10th of the time, she eats cookies by the dozen and ice cream and complains that she won't eat lettuce, baked chicken breast or drink water because "it doesn't have ENOUGH flavor"

Yea. that's the same as me saying I don't like pie, unless its a la mode!