Well, I suppose you're right about people being influenced by others at any age...... just young minds just seem more impressionable and..... I guess I, inside myself, was hoping that just maybe they won't take the road their father is going down because they might be old enough to see it's direction........

I'd like to think that the inherited part(I also have immediate family members that are alcoholics) will skip them.... but, I know, I can be a dreamer.

thank you for your reply Perna-- I always appreciate your insightful posts.

mandy