Gambling Addiction or Childish Instincts?
Question by Sam: gambling addiction or childish Instincts?
My mom is still out at the casino and she left at 9 pm and now its 6 am. she drives all the way to erie PA and we live in cleveland ohio. she goes to the casino at least once a week. she is a recovering alcoholic and she is in AA. i am only 12 and i cant take it! do you think she has an addiction or are my childish instincts wrong? please state your opinion. i have brought up the subject before and she denied it. i am very familiar with denial because at first she denied being an alcoholic. please tell your opinion!
Best answer:
Answer by Derick
Don’t become sceptic about gambling. In fact, gambling can be played free of cost too. There’s is nothing bad to play online casino games.
Let me ask you…Don’t you play online games? Don’t you feel disturbed if someone asks you something while you’re playing?
I don’t regard it as a negative addiction. It’s simply a game which people find it difficult to leave quickly. It’s fun.
You can play online casino games in the best online casinos and that’s too at free of cost. To learn more please visit http://www.casinostoplayat.com/
Answer by Mrs. BonBon
dont doubt your instincts – you have no reason to lie
I think erie is around 100 mile drive – so one could argue your not gonna go there and take probably hour & half to get there maybe two hours depending on traffic and how fast you drive – to stay at the casino for 30 minutes and drive home – that wouldn’t make much sense
does your mom go with someone or just go alone? a lot of problem gamblers like to be in action ALONE – as there is less distractions, and they don’t have to worry about someone ELSE trying to cut them off
you would think she would go at a reasonable time and go on the weekend instead of taking off at 9pm and staying out ALL night
I dont know your moms financial situation, some people can afford to take trips to the casino and spend money and its no big deal, if your mother already has an addictive personality it might be that much harder for her to quit or stop gambling until she is out of money.
Whether or not she is rich enough to sustain a gambling habit is another story.
if you cant talk to her is there someone else in the family you can bring up your worries and concerns to without fear of being ignored or yelled at? I wish you luck:)
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