Nothing is ever that woman’s fault - if she spent as much time and effort on her family as she does on that frigging book of hers and reading out extracts to randomers daily, she might be in with a chance of salvaging some of her kids childhoods. I honestly feel for the family, she is a selfish, self-absorbed woman. I know she’s had a difficult life but it sounds like for most of her kids lives she’s been off her face. Most people go through shit but they do their best to ensure the cycle doesn’t repeat with their own. Coming from a childhood where one of my parents had issues I know how those kids feel and it’s horrendous. I would never put mine through the same, ever.