Originally Posted by
lucybb 
I'm tired of making excuses for AH when he says something crappy to DS - 'daddy's in a bad mood...etc.' AH is finally being a parent to DS lately (aside from the driving drunk a few weeks ago that is) - I'm worried that DS will think that daddy being nice to him now must be something he did, and when daddy is not being nice to him, maybe it's because of something he did.
Goodness! Even as an adult this is often impossible - know if you've really done something wrong, or if the person's just in a crappy mood and looking to blow up at someone. How's a 6 year old supposed to manage , when dealing with a parent, who you are normally supposed to obey?
I suppose they can learn to detect the signs of drunkeness and learn to make themselves scarce at such points... that's about it?