My father had several addictions and that feeling of being less important than them is something that never goes away I have a lot of sympathy for SB, for all he is mentioned on Twitter it is never in a way that celebrates him . I'm constantly surprised by my not so SBs and how they choose to spend their time with friends, quite often walking miles. They change so much in yr7 and it is such a relief when they settle at secondary school. Admittedly I don't mention this on sm, as it's a bit gauche to seem like boasting, but if I tweeted everything else I might!