Hi there, I knew at 17 when I first started drinking at weekends I had a problem, I also had a Mum who drank and I was very scared at times. I wish I had listened to my instincts and stopped there and then. In my early twenties I went to AA even though I was drinking just couple times a week (two young children) I'll never forget an older man telling me "It WILL get worse". I'm in my 50s now and starting day 1 today, now a daily drunk. What a waste of a lot of my life. All the best to you.