I'm a teenage girl that has been living in a one bedroom apartment for 14 years. My parents were introduced to casinos not too long ago by family members. At first I didn't pay much attention to it. They would come home with smiles on their faces and tell me and my younger siblings how they had won some extra money for us. That news would always make us happy because we knew we would be able to get what we wanted.
After two years, problems started. My mother had decided not to go anyomre but my dad really wanted to keep on going. He began to have problems.
Things that happen once somone starts gambling:
- It can ruin relationships (family and friends...)
- Trust can be lost
- Money is lost
Gamblers might not see the damage that is being caused, and that's a problem. One thing I would like them to notice is the damage that it does to their family.
From experience I can say many things. Since my father would not stop going, my mother would get mad. House life changed, she would be upset all the time and would hardly pay much attention to things that happened around the house.
I personally didn't care much at the time, until somethine else happened...
My father took by brother, sister, and I to Chuck E Cheese. Everything was going well. My father said he was going to take a nap in the car for a bit and left us playing inside. After a while, we were all tired and bored and called him. After calling eight times, he wouldn't pick up. So we decided to find the car and wake him up.
After a while, we were not able to find the car and that was when my father called. He made up a story about how he was moving the car and noticed the tire had a nail stuck and air was coming out, so he decided to go fix it.
So there we were, withought money for food or to take the bus back home. My brother and I were really upset and knew where he actually was. He had gone to the casino and left us. He prefers the casino than his own children. What do you think of that?
4 comments:
wow.. this is very personal.
You were so brave to do this!
It hits me more because this is your story. It's really interesting and strong! ^0^!
geeez, you ARE a strong person (don't beet me up)I had always known that gambling was destructive, but i had never herd a actual, real story that wasn't manufactured to make me not care for casinos. You have all the prof in the world to show what gambling does, personal experience. great writing, I'm definitely gu'na keep an eye on this one.
sandra...although I havent really gotten the chance to get to know you, i have to admitt that always thought of you as the happy girl with her bananna chips. : )
you did mention to me once that you parents were arguing but i never knew that things were this bad. And I want you to know how such a strong person you going through at such a young age and especially having younger siblings that look up to you. Your overall story was so easy for one to relate to and i felt as if i almost could hear your voice as i was reading you blog. I'm preety sure that your story must be very conforting for many other young teens out there that are going through realated issues like this.
wow! this is amazing, first you put in an amazing story, that couldnt have been easy to put on, its personal. im glad you did though! not only did it make me notice that this is a problem, but its going to make others react to it! i alwasy knew that this was a problem but i never really payed attention to it, until now.
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