Glass castle week 6

The Glass Castle continues this week with the story of the main character and her siblings living life as poor, outcast children with their unreliable and unfit parents. Some situations this week saddened me while reading and continue to be in shock with what I read. The childrens mom does get a teaching job again and admittely hates it. Sometimes the kids have to drag her out of bed to go to work. Their mom lvoes them but has no work ethic and is irresponsible. While this is going on their Dad disappears for days and they know that he i son adrinking binge and always find him at the local bar.
Their mom goes away for  a training for two weeks and she leaves a certain amount for the kids. Jeannette the main character is more responsible and budgets for food and other things for her and her siblings for the time their mom is gone. She also is babysitting and earns money for caring for siblings.  Their Dad comes home and the only reason he does come home is to search out more money for drinking and gambling. He then manipulates Jeannette and takes most of the money. She cannot say no to her dad. It is very heartbreaking and I cannot believe that does this. Alcoholism is a serious disease and their dad has no conscience.
One scene in the book this week, the dad takes Jeannette to the bar to try to win money. He then lets a grown man flirt with her and take her up to his apartment. She feels pressured by her Dad to go up with the guy since dad won lots of money from him. The man tries to take advantage of her and she leaves the apartment unharmed. She tells her dad what happened and he shrugs it off and says that he knew she would take care of herself.  The book sadly is reality for many children today and I cannot imagine living life so out of control as a parent.
I read three nights in a row and it is hard not to keep reading. I am getting closer to the finish and want to know how the books ends!!