We've talked about David Hasslehoff's massive and very public relapse a few times. I haven't written about it because I grew up with an alcoholic father and while my father didn't eat a very messy hamburger when he was drunk, a video of him at his worst would have been pretty humiliating.
Jim Dawson, recovering alcoholic, says the same is true for him and his kids. In this article he says he admires Hasslehoff's daughter for having the presence of mind to tape her father's behavior and hopes the humiliation will get him back on the wagon quickly. Dawson's own daughter said her father was mostly funny while drunk but not when he was angry.
Dawson talks about the shame having an alcoholic parent causes kids, noting that his children wouldn't bring home friends because they could never be sure how their father would behave. He said his kids lost all respect for him and he became a joke in their eyes. He also says he set a horrible example for them by drinking to the point of blacking out.
At StrollerDerby, we're fans of the cocktail, but not so much a fan of alcoholism and this article is a nice reminder of the difference.
