In any romantic relationship like the one shown in “A New Leaf,” you may have more of a desire to drink than to spend time with your partner. Furthermore, alcoholics in families are often dysfunctional. Children with alcoholics as parents experience problems such as low self-esteem, loneliness, guilt, feelings of helplessness, fear of abandonment, and chronic depression (Heffner). This develops social and emotional problems for the offspring who may live with them for the rest of their lives. This could also lead to alcoholism for oneself later in life as it was considered an acceptable habit. Approximately 43% of adults in the United States have been exposed to alcoholism within their family (statistics). That's nearly half of the country's adults who have experienced such a tragedy, which brings even greater hardships than normal families might face. This often results in divorces and broken families causing family members to become more divided from each other. The more attractive and acceptable excessive drinking is to younger audiences, the more likely they are to become alcoholics as adults