Hi,
I'm Lencke. I'm here because my daughters friend (11 years old) recently confided in me that her mother has a drinking problem and she doesn't know how to cope. She talked to me for a long time about how much she loves her mother but is frightened by her drinking as she either becomes verbally aggressive, cries her eyes out or passes out.
Unfortunately, I don't really know how to help her. I have told her to phone me any time she is scared or worried and that she is welcome to stay at our house whenever she wants but I don't know what else to do. I want to speak to her mother but I am worried this could make the problem worse. How can I help her?