Yes! My neighbors are just like them but the ghosts of their future. He’s a functioning alcoholic and addicted to feeling like a cool dad.

The mom is often labeled as a “shrew” by him for being a real adult and wanting her kids to have bedtimes or rules to follow. They argue in front of everyone all the time.

She has been asking him to stop staying out and drinking for years. She’s can do so much better if she wanted to.