I'm extremely worried about my daughter, who left her husband 18 months ago. Most of her problems she's brought on herself by moving a new man in before she'd barely moved out of the family home. She has 3 daughters but due to her selfishness in bringing this new man into their lives so soon, she has already lost 2 out of 3 of her daughters to live with their Dad, and we've now discovered that as well as drinking to excess, she's now developed a cocaine habit, which absolutely terrifies me! I only know about the drugs because her best friend didn't know where to turn (we live 200 miles away), and eventually contacted me because she is so worried about my daughter. She also contacted Social Services with proof of my daughter's habit, but so far they haven't done anything about moving the remaining granddaughter out of her house, which I think they should do because she is allowed to behave exactly as she wishes and at 14 is encouraged to smoke and drink alcohol. My granddaughter had what they call a 'gathering' these days (for those of you who don't know the expression, it's a party but without a reason) on Friday night, and I'm now concerned that having been irresponsible enough to get herself involved in drugs in her late 30's, that she and the new man may well either encourage or turn a blind eye to drugs with the kids who are visiting the house. Unfortunately, I can't do anything really, not only because of the distance, but because my daughter has all but cut us off, due to our expressing our concerns as to the fact that we believe this new man is manipulating her. However, what I really want to know from you other grans (& grandads) is should I contact Social Services as a concerned grandparent to express my concerns?
Parents-in-Law. What do/did you call them?
