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To judge mum who smells of alcohol at 10am

130 replies

Aliceisagooddog · 01/12/2024 11:56

Is this a safeguarding concern? I get bad vibes from this woman anyway, but to reek of alcohol in the morning, surely its awful for a child?

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EvilsElsasPetSnowman · 01/12/2024 12:05

We need more context OP.

Is this a regular thing or a one off? Where are you seeing her? Is she drunk at 10am or just smells of alcohol?

hazelnutvanillalatte · 01/12/2024 12:05

How does judging her help anyone? If you think she is an alcoholic you should raise it with the school as it is a safeguarding issue.

JurassicPark4Eva · 01/12/2024 12:04

One off on a Saturday after a rare night out? None of your business as long as she isn't driving.

Every week at school / work / playground / event? Yes, time to raise some concerns.

SabreIsMyFave · 01/12/2024 12:02

As pp said, if it's just once (or say, just once a month) I would let it go. But if it's pretty much every day, raise it with the school, or inform social services. Make sure they keep your name out of it.

CastleCrasher · 01/12/2024 12:01

Regularly, or as a one off? Once, ignore. Regularly, please raise it at least with the school. As the now adult child of a drinker, I wish someone had cared enough to ever say anything for us. It wouldn't have stopped the drinking, but the dc could at least have got support in school.

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