Im slightly worried.
I contacted social services to ask for help. I wanted Direct payments to help us have a break and to help to look after DS. They turned us down for direct payments without an assessment (thats another thread...) but referred us to a social worker who is from another team (nothing to do with direct payments) who IS coming to assess us.
House currently looks like something from a Kim and Aggy show. Do I stay up late making it spotless or leave it for Kim and Aggy? Do they have a right to look round the whole house and can I say no if they ask? Should I say no?
I currently look a bit like this but somewhere underneath all the messy hair and smelly clothes if I made an effort I could look closer to a Boden-esque mumsnet mum.
I told social services we are not coping because we are not. Wouldnt it be pointless covering up the not coping? Its just a fine line isnt it between not coping and the house being dirty and them writing something dodgy in a report.
Need your wise advice please.