While I do not care for the tone of the OP's post and I think that the answers have been wonderful, I have to admit that I do not know who I am more frustrated with, my alcoholic mother or my codie father. I have nicknamed them in my head, Sick One and Sick Two. I have come to the point of giving up hope fo either one of them. I just offer this as insight for those of you who are parents and are thinking that your kids are only angry with the alcoholic. I should say that I would be proud and thrilled and supportive of either one of them if they were to honestly admit that they have problems and work on getting real help.