to think its irresponsible to drink alone with kids in house

[scuzy]

following on from thread below about a poster wondering if she should as her dh to stay at home as she thought her son had swine flu .... she was looking forward to a bottle of wine once her dh was gone!!

i'd never drink if i was on my own with my son!!

I don't undertand all this "but what would happen if there was an accident?".

Have you ever thought they'd get a taxi? Like I have to when there is an accident as I don't drive. None of my children have yet been put at risk because of my non driver status.

Am I an irresponsible parent for not being able to drive, ever?

Also a bottle of wine only makes me feel slightlt fuzzy headed. Not at all pissed or drunk. I have a high tolerance to alcohol. Just because the op says she is having a bottle does not eman she is going to get steaming drunk and pass out in a pile of her own vommit.

scuzy at least you started a thread! I've been on here a wee while and still haven't.

Hi Moon.

I agree that scuzy has maybe not used the clearest wording here.

I am just trying to find out exactly the discussion she is trying to have.

I have interpreted it as a debate about whether it is appropriate to drink alcohol whilst alone with dcs. I might be wrong.

It should really be under the other thread but scuzy has not done this to deliberately upset anyone as far as I can tell.

I'm just trying to play nice.

I think it's a reasonable and valid discussion to have and we will all have differing views/experiences/tolerance to alcohol etc.

sigh

i just thought a bottle of wine was alot is all!!

Oh a thread about me! Excellent.

jobettany my advice would be type it up in word first and read re read and re read THEN post lol just kidding.

thanks ooopsadaisy

I need waay more than a bottle of wine to get drunk.

Some people don't get drunk on one bottle though. I certainly would!

bup listen i hope your little one is ok. this wasnt aimed at you your thread got me thinking but i do know i should have phrased it all better. i apologise

A bottle over the course of an evening isn't a massive amount, and I don't even have that high a tolerance for it.

jaysus maybe i should start drinking!! lol

Oh piss off.

Two glasses of wine do not render me an incapable parent. Next time you need to air your feelings do it to my face.

I agree with tyzer. But you seem to have got that. For future reference - it's extremely rude to start a thread being rude about someone else's parenting instead of challenging them directly. Put yourself in her shoes and imagine how you'd feel?

YABU to be so judgemental about someone enjoying a bottle of wine, too. After a bottle of wine over an evening I would be more than capable of hearing DS if he woke, administering emergency first aid and calling an ambulance. Beak out.

dooinmecleanin - there you go you see!

A bottle of wine and I'm spannered.

I would not be able to deal with a sick dc appropriately after that.

We are all so different.

ok scuzy - you can come back out now.

alrightythen!!

Would it be a good time to mention netmums?

huh?

Er as far as I can see, your OP was aimed at the OP on the other thread

And fwiw, YABVU and completely fucking ridiculous

Go on then Chippy, you do the mentioning NM honours :o

I think we have made our point - scuzy has admitted it was an error of judgement.

so how do i delete this thread? serious question

Bup I am starting to feel really sorry for you sounds like you are having a crap stressful day, hope your DS is better soon. Nowt wrong with a few glasses of wine to relax.

OP should have read my other thread "AIBU to mainline crack through my toenails when DS is playing on the floor?"