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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have a conversation with her and set some boundaries for communication and respect.

Tie her gas/fun money and expenses to her following through to commitments.

Tell her you don't want to get to a place where you cut her off at 18 and instead only invest in her kinder and more respectful siblings.

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Threatening to cut a kid off to get them to do more chores is a horrible way to parent. [/quote]

I wouldn't threaten to cut off everything.  But in our house, having a car (and the insurance and gas and maintenance for it) is a privilege and it comes with responsibilities, such as running errands if Mom/Dad need it, driving siblings as needed and a few other things.  If you don't want to have the responsibilities you don't get the privileges.  Quite simple.

Sort of  the same way if you keep sleeping in and missing the bus in MS/HS, you walk to school.  If Mom has to drive you, you loose some privilege. (this is after mom has made a valiant effort to wake kid up and get them moving as well).  It's called parenting.  So that you don't end up with an obnoxious brat as a teen/college student and beyond.  Kids need to learn there are consequences for their actions
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