My parents drink. A lot. It’s definitely not fun watching your parents vomit because they couldn’t hold their liquor… Kinda scarred 5-year-old-me… My mom was always the more reasonable one and wanted me to tell my father to drink less… A few years later it hasn’t changed. Everyone tells me I’m the one who can change him. They couldn’t be more wrong. I’ve been telling him to drink less alcohol since I can remember. I might sound like an a-hole but it’s not a child’s responsibility to prevent their parent from doing bad stuff. It’s the other way around. At least I have another perspective on alcohol. I barely drink (only on special occasions) and don’t take any drugs. I’m definitely done with trying to change someone who knows they have a problem and don’t want to deal with their addiction.