I need your help. My little sister is 15 years old. A sophomore in high school. She's been making some bad choices recently and she's upset with... not upset, she hates me, with a passion. I am trying my best to prevent her from making a choice she'll regret the rest of her life. I love her to death and I'd do anything in my power to protect her. She thinks I'm ruining her life.

I have not been the best influence in her life and she has a point there... I dropped out of high school my junior year and proceeded by getting my GED. In the 8th grade I was suspended for some charges with marijuana. I had sex for the first time when I was 14. I moved out with my boyfriend of 2 years at the age of 16. I figured out quickly that the life of an adult was not all it was said to be... actually I struggled as a teenage "adult". I moved back with my parents at 17 and have been living with them since then.

Recently she's been acting out towards my mother and I got sick of it and put my foot down. I have told her over and over again that if my parents don't want her to do something then she needs to listen to them and what they want. She goes out every night and smokes pot with her friends. Then she comes home and brags about it. (I have had my mingle with drugs and just recently got sober. I don't want to hear about it.) She pulls marijuana out in front of my baby siblings. (9,10,13) I understand that they don't know what it is but I'd hate to see them even touch it. She thinks it's funny. She drinks heavily... weakly at 15! She blames it on my parents not caring... but they do care. When they try to dicipline her she throws a fit and "runs away". They decided it'd be best if she just makes her own decisions and let her life play out. I will not stand by and watch her turn into a little me.

She listens to me...but only because I'm not afraid to put my foot down and whoop her ass (when needed) I know what your thinking... "you're older" "bigger" and whatnot. Yes I'm older but.. she's a pretty big girl. She has at least 100lbs on me. If she really wanted to she could probably take me. But she doesn't.

Now the question here is should I stand back and watch her... let her see how her life plays out? Or should I put my foot down and try to lead her down the right path?