I`m newly married to a wonder woman and we just won custody of my 7 yr old son.He loves his step mom.His mother is an alcoholic,was in an abusive relationship for 6 yrs and struggles to keep a job.Part of the agreement in mediation was she was not to drink and to keep a job.She was doing great and was about to start getting unsupervised weekends with him.She called and cancelled on her first full weekend with him alone like she has many times before.She now no longer has a job and has started drinking again.She now can`t see him but still can call until futher notice.(another mediation,which will be at least til she can prove job stability and pass UA test.He was getting use to seeing her more and more and now he doesn`t get to see her again.He is smart and knows something more than use she is out of town is going on,but he has yet to ask any questions.

Here`s my question: What do you tell a 7 yr old when he starts asking for more detail questions,without lying to him?

Thanks in advance,

HWJ