Alcoholism is a serious disease -if you don’t take it seriously you will fail. One issue many alcoholics have is maturity – It can be very difficult to summon sufficient amounts of seriousness when one is immature. It can be an issue for we humans in general -facing life. But it is an excellent way of thinnng the competition. People who grow up in dysfunctional homes or one parent homes are notoriously disadvantaged. Immaturity is 1 of those disadvantages that tends to come to the forefront.