My mum is an alcoholic. She has hit rock bottom and was made homeless a while ago and since then she's not been drinking. She's actually been dry for about 4ish months. She got into a homeless shelter (which was hard work as they were really backed up) and was getting things sorted and getting the right help etc. She was lovely, I would have her over for dinner and took her out places. Then a few weeks ago she said she found a shared house so she moved into there, but was being very vague about telling me where exactly it was.
Anyway, yesterday I asked if she wanted to go to a lake near us and have some lunch as weather was lovely, she said yes so I drove to pick her up (about 25 min drive) I parked near some shops which is where she told me to wait and waited for 30 mins, after many calls and texts i realized she wasn't coming and was probably drinking. I was really upset because I feel like shes let me down again. I went to the lake on my own. She rang me an hour later and said she was sorry and had fallen asleep, I couldn't tell if she was telling the truth or not.
Anyway, she was texting me this morning and seemed fine, I spoke to her, again fine. I felt bad for presuming that she was drunk so offered to pick her up again, she said she needed to go to the help shop, so I said I would collect her from there, I waited outside for an hour in the car, she was texting me for the first half hour saying stuff like "they're taking ages, will be done in 5 mins" When she stopped texting I realized something was up so I went into the help shop, well she wasn't there and when I asked the lady if she had been in she said no..
DP is fuming at her because he knows how upset I get. I don't know how to react to her, I always end up forgiving her and things are ok for a bit then this happens again.
Sorry, long and ranty. Feel bit better though.