When you say "help" you must mean that he wants to stop but can't. AA might be the best place to go.

If you mean you want him to stop but he doesn't., good luck with that.

You cannot control someone else. Grandpa is an adult; unless the consequences for his drinking are so bad, that he quits, there's nothing you can do. If you are enabling him to drink by giving him money for alcohol or purchasing it for him, then stop doing that. You can ask him to stop - … Read more

I'm not a only child but I can suggest you that you should not be felt deprived it's not because your only one child. In life there's no person that is alone you have your parents, relatives and friends that you can treat as a sister or brother there's a lot persons surrounds you. You … Read more

I was an only child growing up. I never felt deprived though. Made me somewhat of a loner, but I prefer it anyways.