<p>Missy - Yes, I would want to know. But as to what then, that’s a really hard question to answer. </p>
<p>I don’t think, with an 18-year-old who is living at home, I would just let it go and do nothing. Cigarettes cost money, and even if she is using her own money to buy cigarettes, you are subsidizing those purchases by paying for other non-essentials. Although it’s impossible to say what I would really do, what I would want to do is say, “I can’t make you not smoke, but I can make you bear the financial cost of it. So long as you are buying cigarettes, no money from me for non-essentials. I will pay for your food, shelter, and medical care, but anything else (new clothes, movies, gas money to go anywhere except school, car insurance, etc.) is your responsibility.”</p>