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AIBU?

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too many drinks

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mumofone2818 · 29/12/2019 21:55

I have not been drunk in 2 years since DD, my DP is out with friends, my beautiful DD is down for the night and I have had a few glasses that have honestly went straight to my head.

I am dancing around my livingroom myself whispering the words so i dont wake up DD & giving her long cuddles when I check in on her.

I feel like I shpuld be embarrassed for being a bit tipsy myself, but honestly I feel great! I feel happy relieved less depressed/anxious all in the one!

I know its not really an AIBU but i wanted to share!

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BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 29/12/2019 23:47

Not much point in being "sober enough to drive" if she hasn't got a driving licence!

What a load of sanctimonious bollocks.

Cin cin OP, good for you being a full blown human person, as well as a mother

Jenasaurus · 29/12/2019 23:48

To be fair you should at least be sober enough to drive. If you’re not sober enough to drive, how on Earth are you sober enough to handle a child who might become ill or have an emergency?

As a non- driver and a mum, I wonder how I coped, sober or not...I still couldn't drive a car

Krazynights34 · 29/12/2019 23:49

Enjoy 😉

ValentineFizz · 29/12/2019 23:57

To be fair you should at least be sober enough to drive. If you’re not sober enough to drive, how on Earth are you sober enough to handle a child who might become ill or have an emergency?

Well for those who live in Scotland sober enough to drive is just sober!

Enjoy your couple of glasses OP, no harm in it!

PanicAndRun · 30/12/2019 00:06

Well I'll never be sober enough to drive because I can't drive. Poor DD it's a miracle she made it to the grand age of 8.

T0tallyFuckedUpFamily · 30/12/2019 00:13

I’m sober enough to drive and I can drive, as I have a car, but it’s in the mechanics, so I’m trying to workout if that makes me a good mum or a bad mum. 🤔

sweeneytoddsrazor · 30/12/2019 00:14

Watch out OP the mutat bagpipe pkaying spiders have just left here so they could be on the way to your house.
As an aside neither myself or DH drive and on the odd occasion we have needed a trip to a&e for either ourselves or the DC we have managed it perfectly well.

Dipsydoodle · 30/12/2019 00:15

Tbh I would feel the same way Green does. I don't agree with being drunk when you're in sole care of a young child 🤷‍♀️ If I am going to drink, DP doesnt and vice versa (although we don't drink as a rule either). It's not really even to do with driving, it just doesn't sit right with me to be impaired when I'm the only one who is able to respond to my DD. I never saw my mum or dad drunk when I was a child because they didn't do it when around me. But I suppose I'm a bore and in the minority I guess we all have our lines in the sand and I'm sure there's stuff I do that others would find appalling! And granted neither of us are big drinkers so it's not really ever an issue.

T0tallyFuckedUpFamily · 30/12/2019 00:18

Watch out OP the mutat bagpipe pkaying spiders have just left here so they could be on the way to your house.

But the most important question is, sweeneytoddsrazor....

...can they drive?

LadyTiredWinterBottom2 · 30/12/2019 00:22

.. and have they got their fun sponges with them..

PanicAndRun · 30/12/2019 00:23

They're mutant spiders! They use portals!

PumpkinP · 30/12/2019 00:30

Some funny comments on here, I don’t drive so I guess I’m an awful mum then... or I would just call a taxi, ambulance if needed! Also I’m a lone parent so only ever me at home with the children so I should probably just never drink 😂

IceCreamAndCandyfloss · 30/12/2019 00:30

It’s not just about being able to drive as not everyone has a car, it’s about response times should something happen.

If I left DH home with the children and cane home to find he had been drinking I wouldn’t be happy. Fine if home alone, not so when responsible for our children.

Pieceofpurplesky · 30/12/2019 00:33

Dipsy maybe your parents were like the OP and drank when you were asleep.

Dipsydoodle · 30/12/2019 00:40

I doubt it. Neither were big drinkers and in 34 years I've never seen either of them drunk! I'm sure they had a glass or two of wine, but not to the dancing around, coming in and giving me long hugs stage!

It's just the sole responsibility thing that doesn't sit well with me. I don't mind being tipsy in the house if my DH is there and sober. But I wouldn't ever drink on my own with DD here because I don't feel comfortable with it, and I wouldn't be happy with DH being drunk when he was in sole charge with her either. It's a safety issue for me, regardless of being fit to drive or not. And I also don't want my child to see me drunk if they wake up, as children do. But I'm happy to accept that that's just my personal principle and not one that needs to be shared by others.

T0tallyFuckedUpFamily · 30/12/2019 00:47

it’s about response times should something happen

Well, I’m currently nursing a broken elbow and a frozen shoulder, so I guess between that and not having access to a car, my poor daughter might as well be lifted by social services. I’m so ashamed. 😭

Boulshired · 30/12/2019 00:55

Just about the paracetamol, you need your liver to absorb the alcohol before taking the medication, it can be dangerous and bad for the liver. Water at night and tablets the following day once alcohol is absorbed.

1forAll74 · 30/12/2019 00:56

Great way to spend an evening, drink in hand.twirling around your room, or another kind of dance style that you do. !

ParkheadParadise · 30/12/2019 01:01

Enjoy🍸🍸

I spent many a night dancing round the livingroom drink in hand when dd1 was young.

Inarightpickleandpreserve · 30/12/2019 01:05

What’s on your playlist

Inarightpickleandpreserve · 30/12/2019 01:08

Are the bagpipes standard size which means the spiders must also be massive or do they have special tiny made to measure bagpipes?

Ishotmrburns · 30/12/2019 02:22

I haven't lived in the UK for a few years now, so I may be out of the loop, but surely things haven't gotten so bad there that you no longer have the emergency services? If there is an unexpected emergency then presumably OP will call them, just like anybody else would. I fail to see the issue.

eaglejulesk · 30/12/2019 02:54

GreenGrove get a grip!! I often dance around the living room by myself without having had a drink - it's hardly irresponsible behaviour!

Enjoy your evening OP, we are all entitled to unwind and have fun now and again. Honestly, some of the posters on MN have me shaking my head!

MiniGuinness · 30/12/2019 03:20

Wow. I am glad I am not a parent of young children now if other parents are as judgemental as GreenGrove. Our friendship circle used to leave a bottle of wine for each other if we were babysitting. And expect the bloody bottle to be drunk! (This was only last decade- I do think many people have lost the sense of fun these days)

Vulpine · 30/12/2019 04:42

So no drinks on new years eve if we have kids in the house, incase it affects my 'response time' ?

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