agree with you there - there are so many 'celebraties' with addictions, including those you mention.
luckily for them they have money and publicists behind them to smooth it all over.
in the real world most parents with addictions just get on with it and, usually, the result is damaged and disfunctional children.
i work in a homeless hostel for 16-21 year olds and 99% of their issues are down to poor parenting...but then again their parents probably had crap parents, etc, etc. it's a very frustrating cycle.
Yeah.. its so sad.. and those parents dont have like 8 thousand quid to send them to a top of the range rehab clinic.. its so sad.. =(
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