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Help me sober up?

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Cantthinkofanythingrightnow · 31/03/2019 20:25

Vipers please help me! I'm not normally the biggest drinker but following the weekend from hell (horrible not my fault car crash leading to pain/police/no sleep, also baby with the norovirus) i hit the bottle at my mums this afternoon! How the feck do I sober up by the school run tomorrow? Xx

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Original poster
Cantthinkofanythingrightnow · 31/03/2019 20:39

Never more than 2 glasses normally, must of had much much more. Im deleting and retypying every word Confused. Ok im probably mega anxious post crash, gonna drink water and try and sleep.

Thank you lovelys xx

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IvanaPee · 31/03/2019 20:39

It does seem rather a fuss about nothing.

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 31/03/2019 20:40

You appear fairly sober. Water, aspirin, food, water, aspirin, food. Then go to bed.

Honestly though- what have you drunk exactly?

Original poster
Cantthinkofanythingrightnow · 31/03/2019 20:42

1 bottle chardonnay 1 bottle prosecco maybe?

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slipperywhensparticus · 31/03/2019 20:42

Make sure you scrub in the shower and your teeth

ILoveMaxiBondi · 31/03/2019 20:42

Oh FGS! It’s 8:30 and you aren’t even driving in the morning!

Do people realise they can go about their business without asking MN how to do it? Hmm

starabara · 31/03/2019 20:46

All this palaver over a couple of bottles in 5 hours? With food? 12 hours before you need to go out and with no driving required?

Fucking hell.

kaytee87 · 31/03/2019 20:46

@Cantthinkofanythingrightnow no wonder you're feeling anxious after being in a car crash. Try to relax and have a good sleep.

justasking111 · 31/03/2019 20:48

Difficult to sleep if you have a baby with norovirus I should think.

starabara · 31/03/2019 20:50

OP clearly has a capable husband though, since he dropped her off and presumably had the baby anyway?

If OP has gotten far more drunk than her normal standard, and is as incapable of logical thought as she wants to tell us, then I think looking after a baby with or without noro is stupid.

Handsoffmysweets · 31/03/2019 20:52

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BloodsportForAll · 31/03/2019 20:53

I'm capable of typing when drunk. Different drinks get me different kinds of drunk.

I'm sorry you're gone through some hell.

I back the toast, pints of water and bed scenario. That's what I do.

MyKingdomForACaramel · 31/03/2019 20:59

Ah just have a good sleep - you’ll be fine

UniversalAunt · 31/03/2019 21:00

Take taxi in to arrive on time.
If reason required... ‘put back out, bad muscle spasms, barely slept a wink, don’t I look rough’.

Cost of taxi = price of wisdom gained & one face save.

BTW, you may still be pissed enough in the morning to not be a safe driver &/or fail a breathalyser test. Why risk it?

DataBreachCentral · 31/03/2019 21:00

Water, food, early night and have Berocca in the morning - you'll be fine. You appear to be perfectly coherent on here so you can't be that drunk. Possibly the shock from earlier is kicking in and making you feel more wobbly.

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Cantthinkofanythingrightnow · 31/03/2019 21:03

Thank u to empathetic posters Star

DH is great, baby is ok now, she was puking last night and i was up eith her.so has slept all afternoon for dh.

Feel so upset by crash. Im an anxious driver. 10 years no points. Dont speed. I got hit by 2 thugs in balaclavas on a stolen motorbike beomg chased by police. My ds age 6 was in his car seat witj belt on and still hit the windscreen so hard his face smashed the glass. It knobked his front tooth out. Hes autistic and i dont know if he understands. I feel like ive failed him. How.can this happen?

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PlsTryAnother · 31/03/2019 21:09

Oh OP, that sounds horrendous! No wonder youre anxious. Is your son ok? Other than the teeth, i mean. This wasn't your fault.

ILoveMaxiBondi · 31/03/2019 21:09

If reason required... ‘put back out, bad muscle spasms, barely slept a wink, don’t I look rough’.

What? Seriously? Who on earth is going to a) notice OP dropping off in a taxi and b) care enough to ask why?

And why on earth can’t she just say she had a drink last night and didn’t want to risk taking the car? Confused

Some serious overthinkers on this thread.

Calm selves. Please.

winbinin · 31/03/2019 21:10

Based on a bottle each of prosecco and wine you are looking at a maximum of 20 units depending on the strength of the wine. Most people can metabolise alcohol at a rate of a unit an hour (give or take) so we are looking at 20 hours from starting to drink for you to be alcohol free. Assuming you started at 2pm that would get you fully clear by 10am tomorrow and pretty much clear by 8am. So to be absolutely on the safe side don’t drive until the afternoon.

Apart from that you have nothing to worry about. Go to bed, drink water every time you stir in the night. And if anyone says anything just smile, shrug and admit you are paying the price for not I won’t your limits that day before. It’s no big deal to overdo it once in a while.

IvanaPee · 31/03/2019 21:12

That sounds horrific, Can’t. You poor thing. Flowers

AndSheWas85 · 31/03/2019 21:12

Sorry to here about your crash, sounds quite horrible with your DS having his 2 teeth knocked out.
You haven't let anyone down, the crash wasn't your fault. You've had a few drinks and are naturally a bit over emotional now. Tips for feeling ok tomorrow

Drink lots of water now.
Have some food as well before you go to sleep
Keep water by your bedside in case you wake up durning the night.
Go to bed.
Honestly you will be fine in the morning.Smile

SadOtter · 31/03/2019 21:22

Honestly OP unless you turn up to school hung over on a regular basis the staff won't give a shit, they are actually normal people. lots of them make similar decisions from time to time and pay for it in the morning.

You've had a bad weekend, you are going to have to tell them about the car accident anyway because of DS so no one will blame you for not looking your best or question you not driving.

Winesmine · 31/03/2019 21:24

It’s early enough you will be fine, sorry to hear about your son, was there no airbag in the car?

Canshopwillshop · 31/03/2019 21:25

Jeez, I hope your poor DS is ok!

Canshopwillshop · 31/03/2019 21:26

Is he really going to school tomorrow?

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