Please can you give me some advice on how to deal with this.
Caught DS swigging from a bottle of gin at 10am last Sunday morning. We were staying at his grandparents and their alcohol is kept in their utility room in a cupboard. You would have to look for it.
The previous night as I kissed him at bedtime I said he smelt of alcohol and I asked him and he said he had not had any. At the time I thought I was mistaken but the next day I heard the chink of glass bottles and just caught him in the act.
He was very remorseful and said he did it as all his friends were texting saying they were at parties. He said, as he would, it was the first time. Other than this and arguments about his phone usage he is sensible lad.
I have since got him to unlock his phone to see his texting as he is attached to his phone. On there he seems to constantly brag about being drunk but at home I only occasionally have a bottle of wine in and that is it. At his dad's house there is a lot more alcohol but he is only there once a fortnight.
His dad and I are meeting with him on his return from Scout camp on Monday. We want to show a united front, find out why he is doing this and how he has broken our trust. We are also thinking about taking away his smart phone and replacing with his old phone for a while.
I know teenagers drink but he is so young and was not with friends just alone on a Sunday morning.
Any advice please on where to go from here. Thanks.