[embabe1504]

I’m 32 years old and just had a newborn a week ago, and I also have a daughter aged 3 years. My mum is an alcoholic and she hasn’t been the best mum in the past at all. She lost her license for drink driving 13 years ago when married to my dad and then they divorced. She lives in a flat but is now in alot of debt due to drinking everyday. She does work full time. I have tried everything to help with her debt and have even offered to help her with her alcohol problem. Shes in complete denial. I’m fed up with the phone calls I use to receive with her being drunk or me having to pick her up from a park bench. Shes very depressed and take anti depressants – but wont accept she needs help. My mum has been a great nanny to my daughter and visited us at the hospital sober last week. However, since then at my daughters school fair and a few weeks ago when we met up, I noticed she was drinking out of a lucozade bottle which I believe was alcohol as it smelt of alcohol and she acting strange. Being drunk at my daughters school fair, was the final straw and i have blocked her temporarily. I rang her the next day to say it’s not acceptable when seeing my kids to be drunk especially when she disguises it and pretends everything is fine. She admitted she had a drink that day but denies she has a problem. She says she drinks before seeing me as I stress her out. I’m the only one trying to help her as I dont want to see her homeless but she seems to not want my help or admits her problem. What shall I do? Do I just give up on her? I feel bad because shes my mum but at the same time I have my two kids to prioritise. Please can I have advice as my anxiety is so high mainly from my mum as well as adjusting to having a newborn again.

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