▁alco hol ism ▁intens ified ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁Mon ica ▁left ▁him ▁for ▁Norm a ▁Star key ▁( D yst in ▁Johnson ). ▁He ▁then ▁left ▁the ▁younger ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁F iona , ▁and ▁moved ▁in ▁with ▁ag or aph ob ic ▁She ila . ▁O ften ▁known ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁fool ▁out ▁of ▁himself ▁and ▁sh irk ▁all ▁responsibility , ▁Frank ▁non eth eless ▁shows ▁signs ▁of ▁lov ing ▁his ▁children . ▁He ▁can ▁offer ▁good ▁advice , ▁for ▁example ▁saving ▁Li am ▁from ▁being ▁taken ▁into ▁care ▁when ▁a ▁parent ▁was ▁needed . ▁When ▁he ▁is ▁rendered ▁completely ▁so ber ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁drug , ▁Frank ▁appears ▁reflect ive ▁and ▁even ▁quite ▁intellig ent , ▁wondering ▁why ▁She ila ▁would ▁add ▁to ▁her ▁problems ▁by ▁marry ing ▁a ▁mess ▁like ▁him . ▁We ▁also ▁understand ▁his ▁character ▁a ▁bit ▁better ▁when ▁Frank ' s ▁father ▁pays ▁a ▁visit ▁and ▁tre ats ▁his ▁son ▁in ▁a ▁cond esc ending ▁and ▁ab ras ive ▁manner . ▁Frank ' s ▁father ▁shows ▁extreme ▁sympathy ▁towards ▁She ila ▁and ▁even ▁takes ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁tw ins . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁did ▁not ▁always ▁treat ▁Frank ▁kindly ▁when ▁Frank ▁was ▁growing ▁up . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁series ▁Frank ▁comes ▁across ▁as ▁a ▁d run ken ▁bul ly , ▁even ▁head but ting ▁his ▁son ▁Ian ▁on ▁one ▁occasion . ▁Most ▁of ▁his ▁children ▁initially ▁hate ▁Frank ▁for ▁his ▁d run ken ▁bul lying ▁ways . ▁Lip ▁and ▁Ian