Im not sure if im posting in the right forum, i think i am.

Theres just a few things i want to get off my chest, its about my dad.

See, he's always had drink issues, throughout my life of knowing him hes been borderline alcoholic and it scares me really because he gets so nasty when he drinks. i have huge amounts of respect for him because he has done alot for me as my dad, but as soon as he touches drink, i loose all that respect, he just turns horrid when he drinks, not a friendly man at all. hes grumpy, snappy, moody, he cant speak properly, slurs his words, stares at people, and the list goes on. but the biggest thing that gets me about him is that the second he touches alcohol (which seems to be all day lately) his personality changes, but it will only change one of 2 ways... 1. he will get sarcastic, and wind you up and take the mik out of you, and show you up in front of other people until you snap and have a go at him back, which makes him get very angry - and on occasions he will throw things around the room. or 2. he gets nasty straight away, in which on occasions will throw things round etc.

i just dont know what to do, ive lost one parent due to drink and hes always been like that. he hides it too, thinking we (his kids) dont know hes drinking, but alot of the time we do know and we can smell it on him, and all the tell-tale signs (listed above) show.

Some days he admits he has the problem, and some days he doesnt and he will argue the fact that he doesnt (only ever when he's drunk/been drinking). i cant say anything to him either because that makes him angry too, and when hes been drinking for so long the last thing i want to do is make him angry, ive seen what it can lead to..

Has anyone got any advice on what you think i should do, the only thing i want to is move out, and leave him to it (hes always saying hes happy doing it, so how can help him with that attitude) but due to financial reasons i cant move out, im only 19 and not in a particularly high paid job. shame.

Speak soon guys.