Not sure if this is in the right category but I know all you MN's have a wealth of experience I could maybe tap into!
Lovely daughter 17 a couple of months ago. Always had good open relationship, and very close since her dad died when she was 10. Typical teenager I think, been getting used to alcholic drinks for about 18 months and maybe this has happened before, say at a girlfriend's party with a sleepover but anyway ..... last night she walked to friend's house and later on I got a call to say they were in local pub (appreciate under age but not sure how to tackle that issue either as the friendship group does get served it seems accepted). A couple of hours later she came back with 3 friends, so I said goodnight and went off to bed. It seems they helped themselves to a couple of bottles of wine from the fridge and evidently the others went home at some point.
I woke up at 2.30am and could see daughter's bedroom light on. Opened the door and she was lying on the floor in a pool of liquid, and had been sick in her rubbish bin. Hard to wake her up but managed to get to the bathroom where she was sick again and just slumped with head in toilet! Eventually got her to my bed (couldn't negotiate steps to her own loft bed) where she slept fully clothed. When I left for work this morning she opened eyes and said "really sorry" before crashing out again so I just made sure there was water/tissues/plain biscuits etc on hand.
Now I DO KNOW that all teenagers get legless at some point and I'm certainly not mad - how else will they learn - but just a little concerned she could perhaps have choked on vomit etc and would appreciate any words of advice how others have reacted please!
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Single parent needs advice re teenage daughter drinking !!!
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SPL · 23/10/2009 11:12
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