r/AdultChildren is a subreddit with 78k members. The community frequently discusses family, struggling, parent, alcoholic, and family relationships, and the most common flair used is looking for advice, vent, words of wisdom, success, and discussion.
"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
: "Title: New, in my 60s, male — is ACA worth it at this age? And is school stuff allowed in meetings?"
27 posts
#2
Vent
: "seeing my dad always choosing alcohol and women makes me hate him"
19 posts
#3
Words of Wisdom
: "Anybody here sober as a result of not wanting to be like their family?"
3 posts
#4
Success
: "he finally apologized and I made a sandwich"
2 posts
#5
Discussion
: "Does going no contact mean blocking my mom on social media?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/AdultChildren
Yearly
+10k members(14.4%)
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Last updated: September 30, 2026