moral of this story: by all that's holy please, please, please don't let alcohol or drugs rule you because seriously once that line of "too far" is crossed you can't go back
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: school is doing their best, and tbf so is the mum, but mum's not in terribly good shape post-stroke, dad does his best but he's got to work, so...
like: mum's first concern today after the mental health referrals were sorted was "my daughter has bags under her eyes is she having heart problems D=" because, of course, that's what she's got
I had to explain that no, this means she's probably not sleeping well, and sure enough you ask the girl what she does when she's sent to bed and she stays up late reading & watching TV
I mean I suspect she's having nightmares too but