Hey Bill, thank you so much for your thoughtful comments. I'm sorry to hear that we're members of the same club. The bar scenes you describe bring up my own memories. What was it about parents just dragging their kids to the bars??? I've started a publication where I collect those of my essays dealing with being an adult child of alcoholics. If you decide to write about your own experiences, I'd love to read your essay and possibly add it to the publication. Right now it's just my stories, but I'd love to add other writers. You can find it here - https://medium.com/adult-children-of-alcoholics-and-dysfunctional