Hey Ryan, I learnt as I grew up to numb myself to my dad, who was an alcoholic, my parents got divorced in my teens over it and he eventually died of it, but by then I had learnt to distance myself from it all on an emotional level!!
I guess it was a coping mechanism, I could lead my life and block out what was happening at home or with my parents and my dad, none of it was going to affect it, I went to school and acted normal, went to jobs, had relationships, HIS alcoholism wasn't going to affect any of that!!
Looking in on alcoholism can just be frustrating as there is very little can be done unless the person themselves wants to change, we all have to deal with it in different ways I guess!!