My dd has a friend. She a bit distant for a while the occasional text here and there. She reached out to Dd a few days ago. She's always been kind to dd etc she's a lovely person.
Her friend told her that she's had her child removed from her care. Because the child was loosing weight and being different at school so social services were contacted. And the children is now in the care of a relative.
In the home the there's 1 futon /sofa bed. Fridge. Clothes and toys . No carpets or other furniture. The mum had been having financial difficulties/debts for a long time. To the point her child nore her are eating as then should. As I say the child is in care of family member now . Social services have told her she can get her child once her home in furnished and she's got regular food in the house .
The mum has hot very skinny she's got from a size 8/10 and is now a size 4 in clothes . Her face is all drawn in. She looks ill.
I was just trying to sort her out a food shop for her. And asked when she would be home to take the food delivery. She said she's not home till Thursday so a week away. I asked where is she staying. And dd said she's been staying with her boyfriend. So then I'm thinking how comes her boyfriend is not feeding her. And I'm thinking if she can wait a week for food is she really that desperate. I was going to order a few bits of my catalogue for her but in not sure on that now
She also done something on her social media asking if her friends can help her out with an expensive bill she has. She said she knows its a big ask she understands if people can't etc etc . I'm not sure of the wording.
I can't work out if she's got so stressed and in such a bad place mentally and stopped eating and looking after herself because of the situation of her child being taken. The dept the empty house and how she's going to sort it all.
But there is a bit of me thinking could she have an addiction? Because it really threw me when she said she can wait a week for food. She's Been staying at her boyfriend but is extremely skinny.
I'm also think social services will often help with furniture etc not just say . Sort yoir furniture situation. Child will be staying with relative till it's sorted and no support to help her do that.
Am I right to be suspicious. I really pray she just needs to get on her feet and maybe she just does not want to be in the empty house.