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Breaking the mould

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Mumsymaid · 27/10/2022 19:43

My family (mum and sisters) are heavy weekend drinkers. My family in general are. I grew up in poverty, think no money for anything really and my mum went out every weekend drinking. My sisters have all more or less followed the same path. Some work, others don’t work at all. All on benefits to some extent. Since having my own child, I have been made to feel like I’m somehow stuck up because I don’t like him being around drunk people. For example, my mum always asks about him staying over with her but at the weekend when she looks after my sister’s DD, she will drink with her friends in the house. My other sisters have the little one on TikToks etc and I just want more for my son. I am in a professional job and value getting my son into bed, safe and warm and don’t want to be hungover the next morning when he wakes. To that end, I’m seen as boring. Regularly called a fun sponge etc.
Am I oversensitive?

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Openmouthinsertfood · 27/10/2022 20:37

Not at all. You sound like you've got your head screwed on. They don't like you mentioning it because it makes them feel uncomfortable about what they are doing. It shines a light on it. Keep doing the right thing for you and your DC. They'll thank you for it in years to come. Smile

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