You know your wife best and if she consumes enough alcohol to be incapable of driving then she is probably not capable of looking after a five year old.... However, now my ex is drinking and I am concerned about the child's safety. My ex does not get drunk; however, she certainly would not be able to drive a car for instance should anything happen to the child...
If you have concerns then it is certainly your business.... I said to my ex that this was not acceptable and that I could take my daughter overnight if she wants to have a bottle of wine; however, I was told to mind my own business, and get out of her house...
Neither OP or I made any statement about the amount of alcohol his wife was consuming, so I'm not sure where the "... glass and a half of wine ..." issue comes from or indeed its relevance to OP's concerns and I have made no suggestion about how “... a glass and a half of wine ...” might or might not effect anyone.... a glass and a half of wine would be enough to put you over the legal limit for driving. To suggest that this would probably render someone incapable of looking after a 5 year old is unbelieveable...
On at least 3 occassions over the last 6 months of our relationship, I had to put some of them out because she was tipsy enough and did not put them out properly.
Its interesting the number of posts that do not respond to OP’s request for help; two (to-date) have addressed themselves to OP’s perceived “control issues”, a third has initiated a criticism of my contribution based on something I never wrote and all seem ready to defend his wife’s right to drink while ignoring his concern for his daughter’s safety, the very issue he asked for help with!
I said to my ex that this was not acceptable and that I could take my daughter overnight if she wants to have a bottle of wine; however, I was told to mind my own business, and get out of her house.
Has anyone got a view on this, advice etc...Perhaps I should get a solicitor; however, since I am paying mortgage on my own I would hardly get one.
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