I need some advice!

My girls have just told me their mum went out on Saturday night until 4am (which is why she was an hour and 20 late picking them up… for Mother’s Day… but that’s another story!) They said that their mum’s boyfriend drove them back from the night out even though he was drunk enough to still be hungover Sunday night. Granted, they weren’t in the car at the time but it does show he’s an irresponsible driver and he drives almost all the time when they’re there. They have also told me in the past that they don’t think he has insurance on her car (bc they asked their mum and she just avoided answering). They also said that later that day she said she ‘definitely still wasn’t sober’, probably because she was out until 4am and got so drunk she threw up in the car. So at 11.20 when she picked them up she would almost definitely still have been over the legal limit. What would you do? I’m starting to worry for the girls’ safety, but only have what they have told us to go on?

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Honestly; as hard as it is there isn’t much you can do because there’s no proof of any of this :( it’s shit Just keep a log of what your the girls say and date stamp it just in case to support any future court cases to have residency with yourselves :( How sad for the girls though and obviously dangerous!!

How old are they?x

@Amy a friend of mine told me to keep a diary just in case so we’ve started it this year. I thought that might be the case. Although they told us that her and her boyfriend smoke in the car when they’re in there and they hate it so my husband messaged her asking not to with a link to say it’s illegal and she said she’ll stop (we’ll see how that goes - they still smoke in the house around them so🤷🏼‍♀️) but I don’t think it would be that well received all the time

@Naomi they’re 8 and 10

If they come to pick the kids up and you believe they are still drunk do not give them to them and tell them to call the police. As for at home away from you, you could speak to the school see if they have noticed anything and if not you can ask them to keep an eye out for signs. Also keep a diary. I would also tell the kids that if they feel unsafe with whoever driving to not get in the vehicle they aren't babies they can express how they feel and if they feel scared in any way then they should be allowed to voice it

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