Their drinking affects your life. It changes plans, conversations and relationships. You watch how much they drink, wonder how the day will end and wait for something to change.
You are sick of lying for them to colleagues, bosses, friends and especially family. You don't know how to explain it to your kids any more.
You think about what life would be like if they stopped drinking. The arguments could stop. The worry could ease. You could make plans without wondering whether alcohol would change them. You could begin to trust what they say again.
They promise to stop, stop for a while and then start again. They say they will only have a couple. They hide their drinking and lie about how much they have had.
All you want is for them to stop for good.