To get drunk when in sole care of the Dc?

[TheDevilWearsPrimark]

I'm bloody fed up tonight.

Had a glass of wine.. but a couple of G%T's would go down a treat.

Gin and tonic...what's the worst that could happen.....

ReaLLY fIB? what do they class as drunk? Is it based on units? Is there a limit?

That is only going to be applied if a person is drunk in charge of a child outside or if something happens and the police/ambulance have to be called. Still doubt the police would get involved unless a child had an accident at home as a result of parent drinking.

I have girls round when DH is out/away and we have drinks. I don't know any parents who don't drink at home, even if alone. I have definitely been pissed in charge of my DS, but I know full well I'd wake up for him and have the wits to call an ambulance if necessary.

Fibilou, as I understand it, being drunk in a public place with a child under 7 is a criminal offence. I think it's part of the licensing act. There isn't any clear law against being drunk at home with children. Nevertheless, the police will step in if they believe a child to be at immediate risk.

That being said, Social Services will likely take a very close interest in a parent who habitually gets drunk to the point of incapacity while in sole charge of a younger child. It's precisely that behaviour on the part of my ex, plus her general unwillingness to take SS's concerns seriously, that means that our DCs live with me now.

if it rains hammers....

wtf?

if there is a real emergency - call the emergency services -

if not, the difference between being drunk or not drunk is bugger all. you can't drive. so what - some of us don't have cars - should they not be left in charge of children???

if you have no fire alarm you're fucked either way...

and personally, i find pregnancy much more debilitating than drunkeness (and, haha, waking me is just as hard) so maybe i shouldn't have sole charge of my kids whilst pregnant??

some of you people need to loosen the fuck up.

I disagree.

I'm not going to bother to try too hard to convince you that you're being silly, because I don't thinkyou'll be interested.

But it's common knowledge that being drunk affects your perceptions, enough to make you think you can drive when you can't, or think you will be easy to wake when in fact you won;t.

It's all very well having a smoke alarm (if that's what you meant by fire alarm) but it'll take longer to wake you if you're drunk, which is clearly never good.

Getting your bearings when you have been unexpectedly woken in perhaps thick smoke, in the dark, with no lights, fumes etc is never going to be easy and if you have never experienced a house fire I suggest you do a search on here for experiences of people who have. It's nothing like you would imagine.

There's no way I would want to be risking that when I was impaired by being drunk.
I might not get my children out in time.

Also they have been known to be sick in their sleep, and I would rather know about that when it happens than later on when they have slept in it all night...I'd also not risk it at the moment because I co sleep with and breastfeed ds2. It's hard enough not getting too sleepy to prevent him slipping under the duvet, without the added effects of alcohol.

Edgar I'm sorry if this offends, but your post just sounds arrogant and ignorant to me.