r/AdultChildren is a subreddit with 77k members. The community frequently discusses family, struggling, parent, alcoholic, and family relationships, and the most common flair used is looking for advice, vent, discussion, words of wisdom, and success.
"Adult Children" of Alcoholics (or ACOA) refers to those raised by alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional caregivers.
Adult Children in recovery strive to go from relying on reactions learned in childhood to forming new habits suited to adult life. Recovery is an ongoing process with many paths and detours and side trips. Recovering from childhood issues can be a lifetime endeavor, but healing IS possible.
This is not an ask reddit or advice reddit. This is a recovery community.
Popular Topics in r/AdultChildren
#1
Family
42 posts
#2
Struggling
37 posts
#3
Parent
34 posts
#4
Alcoholic
32 posts
#5
Family Relationships
24 posts
#6
Father
17 posts
#7
Recovery
12 posts
#8
Parental Issues
12 posts
#9
Meeting
10 posts
#10
Hard Time
9 posts
Flair Used in r/AdultChildren
#1
Looking for Advice
: "My mom’s cause of death was chronic alcoholism"
52 posts
#2
Vent
: "I always think I'm in trouble"
33 posts
#3
Discussion
: ""Mental health days" at work are an absolute scam"
17 posts
#4
Words of Wisdom
: "Sadness following blocking parent"
2 posts
#5
Success
: "Feeling optimistic"
1 post
Member Growth in r/AdultChildren
Yearly
+9k members(14.0%)
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Last updated: September 17, 2026