My Dad has I think a bit of a drink problem. He's just the kind of guy who can't leave a bottle of wine half empty. When my mum goes away (often - she's a very busy lady) he sits at home and gets gently pissed and a bit maudlin; I don't think he's driven home from a party in a zillion years. He's also very much of the "social drinking" middle class variety.
Anyway, he's retired now and his drink rate seems to have edged up somewhat. Obviously I'm somewhat concerned and feel like I should address this somehow. But then, why? He's not getting paralytic, he's not abusing anyone apart from himself, he's an adult with no dependent children. Why bring it up and spoil his fun? Do you know what I mean?
If you have a family member with an alcohol problem, what made you confront it? And what made THEM confront it? Is there any point in bringing it up ?
I live at the other end of the country so it's hard to know what the real situation is...