Keep me company..up with drunk son :/

[StillMedusa]

To be fair to him, he's 22 not 15, but he has autism and learning disability, doesn't drink, and is very fortunate to actually have a little job... so went to the Xmas do.
If he has alcohol he drinks it like it's pop and doesn't understand how dangerous it is, Luckily it was a local do so we retrieved him safely, however getting a 6 footer who can't walk very well even when sober, up the stairs was a feat and a half, and so far I've had to get him to the loo twice, and empty the sick bucket twice so far...

DD2 is awake as off nights, (and a nurse) so we are taking it in turns to see to him.

It's going to be a long night ....

Oh no stillmedusa that’s properly shit, I hope he’s not supposed to be working tomorrow? Or you for that matter!

Ah love! Sorry for your long night but you sound like a brilliant mum. I hope it passes smoothly and easily for you both

Oh poor you! And poor him he will be feeling miserable!

I had to get up at 3am the other night and go and pick up my 19 yo son who'd had a few too many drinks because he'd just come home from Uni and reunited with friends and had cut his foot (fairly badly it turned out) and called because he didn't know what to do. 🙄

The things we do...

Yeah we are both working... (him not til lunch time fortunately!) Such is life!
He's such a good lad, and the supermarket he works in is fabulous with him..and have been so supportive, but even they can't stop him buying double Jack Daniels and drinking it like it's orange juice....

And he hasn't the ability to learn from experience ..he did this last year too!

Oh dear, the poor lad. And poor you & DD.

Not quite the same I know, but I vividly remember having to sit up most of the night with DS1 when he was 15 and had been knocking back his friend's mum's pilfered brandy in the park. My god that lad was ill. On the plus side, he's 26 now and has never touched brandy since.

Hope your DS is OK.

Hope you all got through the night ok StillMedusa.

Surely if you know he can't understand the implications of alcohol you should mention to his employer exactly that and ensure he isn't served any? Better they know than him getting wasted at a Christmas party and embarrassing himself.

coffeeoclock He's an adult..and in the eyes of the law, has capacity.. even though limited in specific ways. He's also fiercely proud (and rightly so) of the independence that he DOES have, and so I do not feel it fair to curtail a once a year bad decision. He can't be banned from legally buying alcohol !
As it happens his manager got him to ring me to fetch him..they do look after him (otherwise I would have to try and persuade him not to go) but..he's also a young man, and tbh his siblings all managed to get plastered a couple of times over the year and we coped...
He of course woke up fine this morning, and has trotted off to work . I'm a bit more tired...!

I just wanted to send a little mummy high five OP. You sound like a wonderful person OP, supporting his independence and his sense of pride. I hope he's not feeling too rough today.

Ach well, he’s not the first to drink too much at the staff night out and he won’t be the last.
I agree with your stance that he is an adult and as such it would be inappropriate for you to meddle. He’ll be alright. You sound like a lovely mum. Xx

I'm glad that he gets to do the same silly crap of any young man his age and that his work and you support him (and make sure he's ok!). Sorry you will have been knackered but I do find this story kind of heart warming!