Ideally, kids need two involved parents. Two united parents is beyond ideal. And rare. If you can avoid having a child with a person with an addiction issues of any kind, life will be easier. I just needed to say it to free myself a little. The child will not make the addiction issue go away. It might make it worse. Even if your child is beyond magical as majority of tiny people are, you need to be made love to, share laughter, be an adult with someone. Choose with care.