When I picked up D17 tonight, she confided in me that S13 and W had a big fight Sunday. I've only got the bare outlines of what happened. D17 knows I don't want her in the middle.
W had started drinking again, and both kids noticed that she was drunk. She wanted to know who they thought should have the house. We S13 told her that he thought I should stay in the house because I work there, that's when the yelling started. Once mom started yelling S13 confronted her about the drinking, and told her he didn't want to talk her when she is like that. D17 came down when she heard the yelling, and tried to intervene.
Just screams out for some no-holds-barred boundary-setting and possible court/Child Protective Services intervention, imo.
Hang in there.
Last edited by Gardener; 02/16/1005:57 AM.
Gardener
"My soul, be satisfied with flowers, With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them In the one garden you may call your own." Cyrano deBergerac
