I will say this. It really could have been a lot worse than it was, me being an alkie who only hurt herself. At least I didn't hurt anyone or cause irreversible damage while I drank. I have one poor brother who is hopeless, just hopeless after what was done to him.
Oh, my folks are not the sort to ever be sorry for anything they did, ever. They would do it all over again, happily. I would fear even being in the same room as them. I had to be for a wake one time years ago and everyone said I was sheet white.