What would you do???

I don't know what you could say to her that wouldn't make her upset, or angry, offended etc. But hopefully if you tactfully tell her that it is showing and that she should get help so that she doesn't risk losing her child someday, maybe she will listen and respect you for it. It's kind of a hard question because everyone is different, and I don't know what kind of addictions she has, because every addiction has different effects, and some are harder to break than others. Good luck! P.S. If the her addictions are meth, crack, or heroin it may take legal action to help her, because most people with those addictions don't seek out help.

Depending on how close you are in friendship, I would say that she is doing one thing right by dropping the child off at her mother's. Provided her mother is not an addict. Then just point out to her that if she doesn't want to loose her child to childservices or any other government agencies that may interviene to protect the welfare of the child, she should clean up her act. Or have mother become legal guardian. That way she still can see the child and give herself some time to decide on what steps she wants to take in becoming more responsible. I don't think the child would like other children to tease the child by having them say, Oh! your mom is a crackhead. You don't know how much teaseing and harrasment by other child can do on a kid.

I would probably call Child Protective Services with any concerns I had. If she has an addiction, she cannot be a suitable parent just now. And she may not be ready to handle the problem. Even if she is, it will take some time for her to get on her feet and a child should not have to suffer through that. It may seem harsh, but your first duty is to the innocent in this situation.

i really dont think that it is right to involve urself so long as the child is dropped off somewhere where the child is well taken care of. if u have no friendship with this girl then it would not go over well for u to say something now. maybe u should try to become her friend so that she has another shoulder to lean on besides her mom.

there's not that much you can do for your friend unless she wants to do something about her issues. you can only try your best as a friend to let her know how you feel about the way she's acting that its not just her any more she has someone to provide for now. fun time was over by the time she got pregnant.