DEAR ABBY: I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had to act as her therapist ...

I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had to act as her therapist and deal with her co-dependency. I have been lucky to have processed a lot of the trauma ...

Waiting for them under the tree in our sunny Pasadena living room might be left-handed oven mitts or can openers, kitchen ...

I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. We actively avoid Mom after 3 p.m. because I don't want my kids subjected to her cruelty.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.