Topic: Do your parents know about your gambling habit ? - page 3. (Read 1509 times)

It's not really a topic that comes up for discussion very much, but if you're only spending small amounts that are well within your hard earned income then it's nobody elses business really. I am quite happy, if the conversation came up, to share that I place some very small bets occasionally on different sports, because there should be no shame if you are simply doing it for a bit of entertainment. Some people choose to golf, some people choose to play video games, others choose to gamble and some choose to do all of these things. If you're calling it a "habit" you might be straying into addiction type territory, I personally would not be bothered if I couldn't gamble for weeks or months on end.

You mean it's side effects. What about the benefits of it? Didn't they saw it? They shouldn't be biased and go only on one side. As long as we educate our children properly and allow them to play on it, I think nothing can go wrong. Agree about the current era, and there is no need for the person to search it because gambling ads are automatically popping out in the apps or sites that we visit. They are also being hyped by the influencers.

Illegal casinos in the locals are usually hard to spot but there are still the legal ones though I think they have age restrictions. When I was a kid, parents are only worrying about those computer shops because they are the ones who allow minors.

My parents aren't really tech-savvy, so when I was gambling on online websites, they had no clue about it. They did ask me what I was up to, and I simply told them it's just a game. They're more familiar with the traditional types of gambling. I remember when I was younger, they were super strict and absolutely prohibited me from getting involved in any kind of gambling. If they were to find out that I'm still gambling but in a different way, I might just find myself out of the house.
Parents never stop worrying about their kids, no matter how grown-up they become. This concern extends to risky and potentially harmful stuff like gambling. So, it's often best to keep them in the dark about it.

Yes, supervision, direction and care from parents are very necessary for the development of their children so that they do not do the wrong things and take the wrong path. With today's more advanced technology, parents' tasks have become even more complex because apart from being required to work better so they can earn a good income, they are also required to be able to supervise their children so they don't go down the wrong path. Unfortunately, many parents spend their days with their children and are busy with their work for the reason of supporting their family. That's not wrong because that's a parent's obligation to their family, but everything has to be in a balanced portion so that everything can run well.

So far, that is what happens to many young people where they see their parents can give them money, whatever they ask for, but they don't think about how they can make their own money from their work. That's what many young people don't realize and they will only feel it after they finish school and want to look for work. They will not be ready for the situations and conditions where they have to compete with other young people and it is those who are not ready who may take the wrong path because they do not see that they can compete but they do not want to try.

Of course, as we know the society's view on gambling is very negative, I'm not mentioning that this statement does not apply to countries that legalize gambling, but in general it is true that the society's view on gambling is very negative, none other than because the risks that are there are very large, so this activity is really not recommended. That's true, and I think no matter how bad your parents are I'm sure they won't like or allow you to gamble because well every parent wants the best for their child. Mostly I think gambling will only cause a lot of problems, it's true as you said so it's only natural that parents forbid you because they don't want their children to experience serious financial problems. I think in terms of being open or not it depends on the person, if they don't like it if their activities are known by others then they will find ways to continue to hide it, but I think over time your parents will find out because they are the closest people to you. It won't really matter if you have strong control and boundaries, because you won't have financial problems because of that activity.

And I don't care whether you live with your family or separately, the most important thing is that you must remain firm in applying good self-control, that's all.

Watching someone's money drop like that because they are addicted to gaming is shocking. Giving away money that was made, and for what? A brief chance to be lucky? This is unbelievable. You hit the nail on the head when you said that there might be a rise in young people gambling. This careless approach toward gambling in public places shows a scary shift in social norms. What' even scarier, though? Mom and dad. They get so caught up in their lives and work that they forget what their main job is. The job of care, supervision, and direction. Yes, friends are important, but parents should really be the ones to set limits and teach knowledge.

What will happen to these young minds if they dont learn the value of money and how to be responsible with money? You keep asking your parents for money, then you spend it on a game of chance and ask them for more? It keeps going and going. And parents need to wake up to what they need to do. They are indirectly helping their child become addicted to drugs if they dont keep an eye on where their money is going. Its not enough to just give money; you need to know what its for and step in when you need to.

This is true yet we do know that our parents wouldnt really be liking on seeing their children to get involved with gambling which we know that they are far more experienced than us on which it would really be that normal that they would really be that telling you on avoiding it as much as possible considering on the risks of losing so much money and so as with on the possible addiction that you would really be able to experience.In my case then i wont really be that open that much when it comes to my gambling habits on which i would really be that keeping it as a secret but of course im making really that myself on having that good control when it comes to spending since im just still relying on them when it comes to money or allowance.

Unless if you do have your own family then you wont really be that living aside with your parents or simply you do have that freedom on things that you do like to engage on.
It is really just that there are people who do really fail on doing things specially on dealing with gambling.

A gambling addict will experience financial decline as he uses more and more money to gamble. If he can't realize it, he will see that all his money, even the money in his savings, may also be used for gambling. But even so, it is unlikely that he can get a big win because it all depends on his luck in gambling. And I would not be surprised if in the future, we will see young people gambling more often, even in public places, because they think gambling in public places is something they usually do. And problems like this indeed arise due to the fault of parents who cannot supervise their children properly. They tend to be more busy with their work than watching their children so they don't know what their children and their friends are doing. The company of friends also plays a role in getting a child used to gambling. Therefore, parents must be able to provide an understanding of how to get along and avoid problems later.

If they cannot manage their finances, they will become wasteful and ask their parents for money more often. And if parents never check how their money is used, their children will feel free to use their money to gamble. They will increasingly ask their parents for money when they lose gambling and this will continue to happen until their parents find out what their children are doing with the money their parents give them.

Generally speaking the gamblers do not tell their parents that they are involved in gambling. The reason for this is that they fear that if they tell their parents they may force time to stop gambling or they may give them punishment or something like that. The sort of treatment the parents do with the children if they know they are involved in gambling will also depend upon the age of the children.

The parents do know that thier children involved in gambling or not,  in most cases parents will not tell their children that they know it from their words or their behaviours.

In my country gambling is illegal even though there are many gambling players from my country and there are also local online gambling sites in our country. So I didn't tell my parents about the gambling activities I was doing. I was already working and had my own income so I thought as long as I used my own money then I didn't need to tell my parents.

For me, gambling is just entertainment for myself so only a few people know that I sometimes gamble. Some of my close friends know that I sometimes gamble.

Having that kind of strict parent will ended up having a child who tends to hide everything to them, I know that they should be responsible but please set a boundary, do not let them  interfere in your decisions and privacy. Also, As long as you know what you're doing and you're aware in the consequences of the things that you do, then it's very okay to not let them know that you're into gambling. I mean, i didn't say that you should lie to your parents but set a boundary, not all the things in your life should have know by your parents.

I think it's not the same situation when it comes to other people because like for example in our country, parents are more responsible for their children and always look for them whenever they are not around, and guess what? they always knew what they were up to and sometimes they found them in the gambling den along with their friends. that's why it depends because you cannot just hide it when you have that kind of parents who always look after you. I remember my friend got beaten badly by his dad after he was found gambling with cards along with the adults in the other village.

It's true that you don't need to do this, but in my opinion there is nothing wrong if you want to be open with your family as long as the family can accept that you are a gambler, even though as a parent don't like child activities, but as a parent don't have control over what child does because children use their own money to gamble, unless a child uses his parents money to carry out these activities, of course this is not permitted.

Being open with your family is actually an important thing, as a parent you definitely want your child not to fall into gambling which causes deep losses, if we are open with your parents you will definitely be a good parent to remind your child not to gamble too much without discrimination and as a good child to listen to what their parents say. so that this will create boundaries so that we don't have the potential to become addicted to gambling.

I Live with my mother till I got married and yes She knew my gambling habit and also correct that she helps me not becoming completely involving in gambling instead for Joy, Not until  i got married when i become more active in betting.
But a great thing also come when as My wife starts learning gambling also and yes we did play together and from that I learned how to control my desire to gamble more instead with my wife around .
why it sounds like Gambling is a total crime? It is ok for me if my children knows how to gamble but they must know the responsibilities and the probable cause in their life.

Parents especially in African homes have the general belief that gambling is a very bad activity that's rendered a lot of young people useless and that's why they forbid their children to engage in any gambling activity even when they're adults.
So it's not wise telling or allowing such kind of parents to learn about one's gambling habit in other not to make them develop dislikeness for the concern child. If you want to gamble gamble responsibly and never you disclose it to your parents.

As long as the money spent on gambling does not rely on my parents' property or money that should be paid for college fees, my parents will not have a problem with my activities. Every child has their own way of determining their life, including managing finances from the results of their work. Parents will be angry if the money their child spends at a gambling place is a gift from them, but if the money is generated from their own work, there is no reason for parents to limit their child's habits.

I think gamblers should not share the issue of gambling with his parents. When my parents see me indulging in gambling, he can over-imagine many things. Moreover, since winning and losing are so close in gambling, losing can happen at any time. In many cases, gamblers become depressed when they lose, while if  parent sees their child disappointed, they may think that their child may have lost more money in gambling. In such a situation, if they want to know gambling issues from him, then naturally that gambler will not behave normally with his parents. So I think informing the parents is a big problem.

It really isn't necessary for us to tell people about our gambling habits or activities even with friends or family. I, too, live along with my parents and I have never told them my gambling activities online but I'm sure they're aware that I'm gambling as I casually visit local casino malls. Its not really about being discriminated by my family or friends but rather it's something that isn't necessary to talk about unless you've hit jackpots.

Decision will depends on you since our parents have different approach towards those activities we are participating on and might they can't accept your gambling activity since some old people think that this is pure evil and it can cause you harm if neglected or we lose our self control. But if we try to make them understand that the activity we do is just for pure fun only maybe they will not think negatively on the action we take. I'm more open to my parents regarding to this since I believe that even if I am grown up adult I still need their guidance and advices since it can help me a lot especially if I didn't notice that for actions done we commit a mistake already. And they are there to guide us regarding on their experience so for sure it can help us. Being secretive has disadvantage so I guess its not good if they know when we are at late stage where we are in serious addiction so much better while its early they already know about it so they can do something if we are already losing control on our activities.

There are things you do that your parents need not know about, because of how they will feel about it, just imagine when you get to know that your child is into gambling, won't you feel bad knowing the implications or even the danger this habit may portray in the future, yes, as an adult you have the right to make your decisions, but there are things you don't need to share with this old folks because it will sound strange to them, using myself as an example I was raised in a Christian home, my parents raised me in a way that they won't like to hear otherwise from me if they get hold of such information they will be disappointed, I don't care if any other person hears it, but my parent is no to me.