My Dad was an alcoholic my entire life growing up. Later on when I was a teen..he had built a crappy bar in the basement. He sat there alone, drinking. How could he have not realized he had a drinking problem?? What a bad example. Then later on when I was an adult, I drank alone. I'm sober now for years, tho. I really don't think its a good idea for adults who have a drinking problem, to drink around any kids, present. My Dads personality was hyped up happy while drinking. Sometimes euphoric. I could see his personality change. Both of my parents were mentally ill. A lot of horror for me in that house. He died years ago. When I had to clean up the place, it still felt like a horror show. I couldn't wait until it got sold. We even had to chop up that garbage bar with an all-saw thing..to break it down smaller for the trash dumpster, lol.