Kay, I agree children need to know about such things, but Pet Talk is not the place for them to learn about it.

The Dog House, as originally stated, is for

any post that is in some way controversial, upsetting, or just makes us go eeeew! In it are threads about the war, debates and arguments about religion, patriotism and politics, and the recipe for "poop cake."
Alcoholism is upsetting, no matter what age, and in what form, you encounter it.