Well, let's face it- almost
all that they are going through is brought on by them- we're not dealing with horrible injuries after an auto accident or terminal cancer- this is a show biz family circus in which they are all willing participants!! Ali's brother 'escaped' to college and seems to be OK- the rest of the crew are all orbiting around Lindsay's fame, craziness and money (such as it is...) They pretty much seem to have
no real lives or identity beyond being the family of a fallen celebrity...There is a point where people who make a public spectacle of their messed up lives are just asking for criticism; I'll save my sympathy for the really unfortunate among us who do not constantly create their own problems...