To not put the blame on Ant McParlin's mum?

[poppetpet]

I was having a conversation the other day with my friend and she more or less said how could Ant McParlin's mum have got in the car with him when he was over the limit. Having grown up in a household with an alcoholic mother and father I can definitely see how this could happen. People who drink are devious and lie to your face about having had a drink - I know this only too well. If Ant's mum had asked him if he had been drinking he would have flat out denied it. From my own experience you want to think the best of people and try and convince yourself you are wrong - in fact in the past I was made to feel like the bad one by both my parents and also my extended family - I was more or less told I was making things up to cause trouble (which I definitely wasn't). Anyone else have this experience?

I assumed the staggering out of the car was in part due to the shock of the impact rather than just the alcohol?

And twice the legal drink drive limit in the UK is not outrageously pissed; particularly for someone who is an alcoholic- it’s a level they can cover up very well.

He's responsible for himself at the end of the day so it's totally his fault.

But...he is absolutely steaming drunk when he gets out of the car. Impossible not to notice. They had been out walking dogs?? 🤔🤥

Of course she's not to blame but as pp have said, he looked hammered on video getting out of the car. Maybe she'd tried to stop him beforehand and he wouldn't listen? Who knows..