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[quote=Anonymous] I understand your fears and would not kick her out.

I would back WAY off, actually, and focus on the next few years before her trust fund starts to expose her to responsibilities.

At this point her academic education is not your priority, but her health (risk of harder drugs), her choice of partner and having a baby, and being a potential prey for her money.

I would stop criticizing as part of a strategy to regain a measure of trust (and therefore control).
I would be genuinely nice, act happy that she’s just there in your life, healthy and happy. 
I would get her to volunteer at a women’s shelter and volunteer for a drug addict program. Volunteer with her, of course. Let her see how difficult it is for women on the brink, with kids. Let her see how terrifying it is to lose control on opiods or other life-altering drugs.
She could offer free make-up sessions to women in need, as a way to give them a little boost. She could perhaps think of becoming a social  worker, if she likes that, by goingvto community college.

One last thing: why the downward spiral? Dod something happen? Does she have untreated ADHD that she self-medicates? Perhaps a psychologist evaluation could help her.

She’s very young and needs your love and support, even though she’s making you very angry and disappointed right now. Please don’t abandon a troubled teen to the tender mercies of the real world...

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