Originally Posted by
Babescake 
Has anyone thought of starting a kid/tween/teen thread? Granted, it is hard to police, etc., and I know the repercussions that can arise, but this makes me sad. No offense, but this forum is one of the worst they can read. It is families at their worst points and don't think alcoholics/addicts can make it. Other threads are far more positive and there ARE good stories.
Alternatively, had
I read this forum when I was a teenager, it would have been the first and only honest glimpse I would have ever had into the dynamics of the very alcoholic/codependent relationship and family dynamic I was living in. Everyone else in my life was very preoccupied with pretending we were a happy, normal family.