Its not happening for a while but in november there is going to be a night or 2 where i have to leave my son, he will be 16 months old at the time. I have never left him before so im worrying about it already.

Anyway, my mum smokes and she ALWAYS has a few glasses of wine a night, there have been times where i have asked her to take me somewhere in the evening and she makes my dad do it because she HAS to drink. She denies being an alcoholic but we (me and my partner) believe she is. She also goes to bed very early, around 7.30-8.30 everynight and my son doesnt usually go to bed until 9pm at the earliest, it can be anywhere from 9-12pm depending on his mood. She also NEVER listens to what i say for him, i have a set routine and she will not stick to it. I go there every saturday and she wont listen to me about anything.

She called me and i told her about these nights we have to go out and leave him and she asked who will be looking after my son and i told her that my cousin said she would like to do it (her sister has 2 kids that she looks after a lot so i trust her). However he doesnt really know her very well, he would only see her maybe once a month and thats only for maybe 2 hours. I dont have any other friends or family he could stay with, so im not sure what to do.