Originally Posted by
Lewis73 
As for the kids, its tricky - I moved out (she asked me to give her space) so she has the kids - and there is NO WAY she would leave them and "swap" with me. SO it looks like they'll be raised by a drunk. Nothing I can do.
On the plus side - she is very high functioning (for a drunk) so they always get fed, get to school, etc
You're kidding right? NOTHING you can do?
I respectfully have a suggestion of something you can do, read some posts by people who were raised by a drunk parent, and think really hard as to whether or not you want your kids to be telling those stories and trying to unravel those knots from their heads...or to follow in mom's footsteps.
Getting fed and a ride to school does not = happy and productive childhood.