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You are acting as a defacto parent and she sees you no different than mom and dad: i.e. a free ride. She's the youngest in the family, right?
Give her reality. Seriously - Print up a Bill and leave it in her room. If she doesn't like it, she moves out and then _has_ to make it work. This doesn't mean to be a jerk about it it, but work out a weekly payment plan, or daily. When she pays, submit a new bill with the balance.
You are getting a preview of parenting. Be thankful. Set the expectations and the rules and boundaries, then, without emotion, enforce them. Again, don't be a jerk about it, but be forceful, resolute and consistent. Children need this. She may look like an adult (snappy comment about your sister deleted), but she is a child, since she is not acting as an adult.
If you're not careful, she'll be drinking and getting Tattoos...oh crap! Too late!
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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the engineer adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
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