Addict

By Anonymous - 23/09/2013 02:56 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my mother asked me if she could borrow $200. Being the lovely daughter I am, I gave her my bank card to withdraw it herself. She gambled it away and maxed my bank account out. I had $1500 saved. FML
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miserypoison 13

I'm sorry to hear. but please get her to seek help as pathological gambling can be as debilitating as using drugs. Take care xx

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thegravytrain 6

1) Inform her that she needs to pay you back. Also, understand it likely isn't going to happen. 2) Show her those free casino games on iphones or whatever, that are cheap and free. She can play out her gambling addiction, without actually going bankrupt. Simple, huh? I have a family member who wasted thousands until someone just got him a smartphone with the casino app and said "here. play this. itll cost you a couple bucks a month instead of hundreds or thousands" and he just uses that and pays like $2.99 for more chips if hes out, that lasts him at least a week or two. 3) Understand it's not being a good daughter to enable someone's addiction. If you didn't know, that sucks. But she needs help, not gambling money

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0614heaven 5

Next time you want to borrow money from her just do the extra same thing.. Karma's a bitch

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ForbiddenDestiny 20

Sorry to head that OP, I hope she gets the help she needs and figures out a way to pay you back x

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eternal_malaise 10

OP, what a lovely daughter you are to support your mother's gambling addiction like that. Be sure to visit her in jail when you press charges.

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truepanda 2

YDI because u should've known.

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cannonman1863 17

now you've learned that letting someone else use your card is a very bad idea. However, YDI for letting her use the card.

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allisadawn91 8

And that's when you report fraud/ stolen card.

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unixdude 9

She needs to call 1-800-gambler to get some help. On the plus side, every 5th caller is a winner.

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kazmie 8

and that's why you should have gone to the ATM yourself.

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