We was all at a friends house for a few drinks last night, before heading to a house party. The friends (I'll refer too her as A) house we was at she has 3 children - 7 yo twins and a 3 yo. Another friend (B) went into the fridge and gasped at how if social services was to enter her house they'd take the children of her due to lack of things in the fridge. I went to have a look and yes it was a bit emptyish, but has just been christmas, family of 5 all of work/school. She had two bottles of juice, sandwich meat, cheese spread, yoghurts and some chocolates from selection boxes.
A, laughed and said don't be silly.
B told her she wasn't joking because she has a friend who knows a lady (
) , and her fridge looked like this and SS swooped in and took the children away until she restocked her fridge.
Now A is a born worrier, she's nearly in tears by this point and says she hasn't got any money until Friday to stock the fridge back up to its full capacity as she didn't expect the family to go through so much so quickly.
B told her the other lady used that "excuse" and SS still removed the children.
I told B too bugger off trying to scare her and B insisted it was most definitley a real story. Luckily after the alcohol started flowing all seemed forgotten about until I got a text this morning of A, along the lines of
" would you be able too borrow me £30 until Friday? Do you think £30 will be enough to fill my fridge?"
im trying to calm A down by saying this is allowed of bullshit what B said, but am I right or is B?
AIBU to think because of people like B, families who do genuinley need help and guidance, don't admit it because of these kind of horror stories?