Growing up with a parent who struggles with dependency can leave deep, complicated emotional scars.

For one Reddit user going by the handle u/FluffBuffer23, his father’s relationship with alcohol was a constant source of anxiety and resentment. While he recognized that his father was a caring man in many ways, the family dreaded the unpredictability of his behavior at social gatherings.

During high school, the user had a close female friend who frequently spent evenings at their house. But whenever it came time for her to go home, his father would inevitably claim he had drunk too much to drive her safely. The son found the behavior deeply embarrassing, forcing his........

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