scoobyloopy

As a few of the Muppets know I'm new to the forum I thought I'll give this a try because I see a few people ask for personal advice on her and they seem to get a good response.

My mum has a drink problem and spends too much time on the internet because she has taken over my PC I can't surf scoobynet as much as I'll like to so I'm out driving my recently purchased MY99.

Scoobyloopy

David Lock

Sounds like she's better surfing than driving then....

SJ_Skyline

Change the bios boot password

scoobyloopy

true

I've seen some of the stuff she has posted on the internet when she's drunk and it's not pretty

MJW

Buy her a case of of absinthe - then when she's unconscious, you can use your computer.

Angry

sabotage the PC.

Chip Sengravy

and your problem is?

I'd rather be out and about in a decent car than sat festering in front of a PC. Just leave her to it. What does the old fella say?

scoobyloopy

She chats blokes up in MSN and then arranges for them to come round the house

Aaron C. Reskew

What's her MSN name?

SJ_Skyline

Move out?

sti-04!!

Alright Tweakster

MJW

Miss Whiplash, I think you've already met her

Aaron C. Reskew

You're barking up the wrong tree chum

sti-04!!

Woof

<stands back, ***** leg & pisses>

Is that wet ??

Sidney Harbour-Bridge

When you say she has a drink problem, is it the quantity of alcohol she consumes or rather the effect it has on her?

How much does she drink?
How is her behavoir when inebraited? agrressive/irrational?
How often does she have these "male freinds" around?
What do her friends/other family think?

Sounds like a very sorry situation to be in.

Sid.

sti-04!!

I like a beer like the next man

I enjoy coming in from work, going to the gym if its that night (3 or 4 times a week), then coming home, having my dinner with a nice cold bottle of stella, then settling down !

Weekends at the moment at usually a washout unless i really have to behave !

Some say i have a drink problem

scoobyloopy

not an option. can't go to deep to why

scoobyloopy

1 to 2 bottles of red a night
agressive
they come round on weekeds for she disappears for the weekend
she's fallen out with most of her friend when she got really drunk one weekend in March

Neverguess

Personally, I don't think that is an amount to worry about, but it is a slippery slope.

The problem is her lack of self esteem. She is the only one who can help herself really. It's you I feel sorry for Parents often forget who the child is.

Reading that again, you mean 1 to 2 bottles a night, don't you!!

scoobyloopy

yes 1 to 2 bottles anight

Sidney Harbour-Bridge

2 bottles of red wine a night is excessive, but I wouldn't say she is an alcoholic. Its when the super strength lagers come into play that you should start worrying.

sti-04!!

Or Strongbow super's

OllyK

Half a bottle of wine in a night is considered binge drinking under the governmentt's current guidelines. That's 3 standard pub measures - just to put things in to context.

EBRWRX

If she can't go a night or two without it then she has a complusion. There is nothing much you can do it about except drop some subtle, and not so subtle, hints. It's whatever is causing her to drink that needs to be addressed first.

For the booze AA doesn't work for everyone (and RAC were crap for my Uncle's drink problem ), but there are plenty of other SELF-help groups. The emphasis is on self because she is the only one that can truly seek it.

carl

The government must go to some pretty mean pubs. Pub measures for wine round here are always 175 ml (just under 1/4 bottle) or 250 ml (1/3 bottle).

scoobyloopy

Because its my computer I check whats she's been up to and I've found a few ***** photos on there

OllyK

Standard measure should be 125ml, should get 6 glasses from a standard 750ml bottle.

OllyK

It's OK, we really don't need to see them

carl

Yes, so 175ml and 250ml are OK (250ml being a multiple of 125ml).

scoobyloopy

I suspect she has been exchanging photos with men on the internet