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Would you be worried? Should I do something about it?

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user1480366912 · 28/11/2016 21:19

One of the mummies I know has got drinking problem... Well we all can see it but she thinks that everything is ok. She would have 2 or 3 glasses of wine nearly every day and get extremely drunk when we go out (I mean being sick in the restaurant and being asked to leave someone's house drunk). As we are a part of a bigger group I am happy to ignore her and focus on talking to the others but it recently started to impact on her kids... She continued to drink when she was pregnant and when her ds2 was born and only 1 day old they took him to the pub to celebrate with wine and dinner. Within few months of him being born she would text is few time asking for help as he was running a high fever but because they both had a drink, they couldn't drive to the hospital. Few time she would also ask if someone can come in and look after the baby as they had a "stomach flu"...
I know that social services have more pressing cases, and they look like a completely reasonable parents (big house, new car, nice middle class area) but I can see a lot of neglect when you look past the surface.
Would you report them? I am not close enough with them to just have a chat...

PresidentOliviaMumsnet · 28/11/2016 22:33

Many thanks for those who have taken the time to report this thread.
We have no reason to suspect that the OP is not genuine but we would advise anyone who is facing problems with alcohols to seek RL help

[[https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-support-services]].

We do advise all our members to be aware that not everyone on t'internet is who they say they are, and that, although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's trickier twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare.

Thanks as ever
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