Even with the kiddos, if you were to choose to get into the relationship for those reasons, do you think knowing what you now know about alcoholism you might have suffered a little less?
I think that going through my first relationship with an alcoholic (my first husband, whose 35-year anniversary is today!), I had a bit too much hope that my second husband would have a similar solid recovery. OTOH, I think knowing what I did know made it a little easier for me to step AWAY when it became clear he was not going to quit, and that his drinking was seriously impacting the quality of my life.