Teen son lives on milk

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My 18 year old son lives on ready meals and milk. When I say lives on milk he drinks 2-3 litres of semi-skimmed long life milk A DAY. He eats no fruit or veg (no matter how much I try to encourage him), He also smoke cannibis (skunk) every weekend - regularly. I understand the health issues around drugs, I am mainly concerned with his diet. Can anyone advise?

Well skim milk is good for you as it contains a balanced supply of carbs and proteins along with several vitamins. I'm not sure about "overdosing" on milk as I've never heard this being done. You could try cooking for him. Keep a healthy diet routine for him. Like make a steak one night, and then some good ol' home-cooked chicken the next. Add some veges on the side.If you son smokes weed & you know about it then why in the crap arent you doing anything to stop him???

Because weed isn't bad.

Well it surely isnt good for you!

Sex isn't good or bad for you. People still do it. People smoke weed.

YEs i am very aware that people smoke weed. But to argue that it isnt bad for you is a waste of time. Because i see my husband smoke it everyday. I see the effects it has,and how hard it is to quit!I see his laziness and his paranoia. I see him having major coughuing fits in the morning and at night. I see his attitude change dramaticaly if he doesnt have a least a half in his drawer.I see us struggleing for money at times because he pays 100 a week for it. Please dont tell me its not bad. Because it very well can be.

Thanks weightlifter for that.I have tried cooking for him, but if he doesn't fancy the food, he will just leave it.Then go out and buy what he wants (he does work).As for his drug habit, believe me I am trying! at 18 I have no legal power over him. If I threaten to kick him out, or do it, then the situation may well get out of hand. At least by knowing, and keeping it an 'open subject' I can monitor his use, and rationalise with him if/when it looks to be excessive. Failing that I dont know what else to do.

InSearch sex is both good and bad for you.First the bad: sex is tempting and has caused several divorces becuase of adultry. premarital sex is a sin if you believe in christianity, and most of the world has had premarital sex. If someone has an STD & has unprotected sex then I'd say it would be very badThe Good: Sex relieves stress and tension. It's also proven that regular sex helps marriages. Sex burns calories, so it is good for you when you cant get to the gym as often as you said.I could keep givin examples but I think you get the point. Weed is definately bad for you. It's a lot like alcohol. If I'm not badly mistaken to much of the ol reefer can cause loss of brain cells, but I cant be for sure if I remember right. But what I'm trying to say, it's nothing good for you.

I know he's 18, but kick him out on his ass. When he has to pay his own bills, own rent, own EVERYTHING he'll think twice about spendin his money on weed. And if worst comes to worse after a few years in jail I'm sure he'll think twice about it too.But I'm sure you want the best for you son & try to help him all you can. In that case, just set some rules down. If he's going to continue to smoke weed then he has to be home at a certain time, or do certain chores around the house, etc etc. As long as he's livin under your roof, he abides by your rules. I useta hear that from my dad all the time.Well I dont geuss I have much more to offer then. All I know is I miss my mom's home-cooked meals everyday. I cant cook, so I live off of microwavable dinners, protein shakes, and sandwhiches....

Take a look at this, just weed itself is not bad for you, it's the cost of it and whatever else you think it does. Sex itself is not bad, it's the STD's and divorces etc. that make it bad.But I don't feel like discussing which is better. I'm pissed as hell and you said you don't like name-calling so I better stop here.

lol ok

you get bent out of shape over stupid things

What do you mean?

It sounds like you do have a pretty open relationship with your son so that's a good thing. If you don't already know, ask him what he likes. Tell him you're going to cook 'such and such' on this day and ask if he would like to eat it or not. My dad did this to me all the time and even if I didn't really care for the meal I'd still eat it since he went through the effort of making it.Hey powerlifter, my dad always told me I could live with him as long as I wanted as long as I went by his rules. I think our dads might get along. lol.

lol prolly so. But it's true. I mean he was paying the bills and buying the food. It was his house & his property. I was basically licin for free, so I can understand where he was comin from.Now that I'm on my own, I kinda miss it haha

His diet doesn't seem to good. Have you talked to him about? Maybe you should get him some help, because a milk diet doesn't seem like that great of a diet. I mean, don't get me wrong, milks good for you, but a steady diet of milk only can't be good. But for his cannabis usage, if he isn't making it an everyday thing, don't worry to much about it. Don't kick him out, that will only screw things up. As long as he just keeps it as a weekend thing and isn't messing with his daily life, it should be fine. To everyone else: Everything is bad for you. Pesticides on your food, chemicals in cleaners, deposits in your water. Everything is bad for you, so just live your life! Just keep everything in moderation.

Here's a piece of advice for you, don't take advice from a user. It's your house, I he doesn't want to abide by your ruler boot him on his ass! And why are you more concerned with his diet than his drug habit?

there snothing wrong with drinking tons of milk, i drink 2-3 liters a day