Topic: Does having children have an influence on gambling habits? - page 9. (Read 1964 times)

Being a parent who knows you have responsibilities should not influence your gambling habit; rather, what it should make the person do is reschedule their hustle and look for means for their earnings to increase, not for them to start making more gambling.
 
Gambling is not a means to make money, as it should never be considered a source of income, but rather a means to pass time and possibly make some little winnings and profit.

Instead of just focusing on making more gambling, the person should even reduce their gambling habit and the amount of time they spend gambling.

It seems to me that when a person is irresponsible, it doesn't matter to him/her whether he/she is alone or with children. It is also a great grief when a person has already become addicted. But it seems that the root of the problem lies in the fact that some people consider casino games as a way of making money and then the problems begin ((

Obviously gambling can affect the financial balance in the family, regardless of whether you have children or not, still if you have entered a family situation or that means if for example you are married and have a wife or husband then your responsibilities will be greater than when you are single, especially if you are a husband who is the head of the family who must meet all the needs of your family's life which in fact can never be tolerated.

This means that you must always have money especially to minimize emergencies that can never be predicted, and obviously having a gambling habit has a high possibility of affecting the financial balance in the family which I think it is not uncommon for a family relationship to end in divorce due to financial problems caused by treating gambling in the wrong way regardless of whether you are a responsible gambler or not which will ultimately make you feel a greater responsibility because you also have to have a budget to fulfill your gambling habit in addition to the responsibility of meeting the needs of the family. Honestly, I have not yet entered the family phase or I mean I am still in a single situation but what is certain is that I will try to quit gambling first when I want to start a family or get married.

Congratulations to you. It means you are a responsible and caring individual who loves and values your family's welfare above everything, even if it means to put your own pleasures aside in order to do so. Your gambling habits changed, but probably you also changed as individual, when compared to who you were before raising a family, and I guess nothing in this world could make you want your previous life back, because when you measure how it is and how it was, you will think to not be possible to live without their love and every other wonderful things they proportionate to you, especially your children, who must be the biggest of your treasures.

Maybe someday, when you acquire more money and larger sources of income, it will be possible for you to gamble more often, as you wish. However, for now, I think the existence and company of your family is more precious and rewarding than any potential huge multipliers a slot machine could guarantee you.

Spending time with kids shapes our habits, we'd have to talk multiple times and answer the same questions a thousand times. The stress isn't simple for any adult. But they're good companies to us, yet kids have their flaws which would make an adult think about them in strange ways, such as not respecting their instructions. Hence, a gambler who is undergoing these troubles from children may lose some percent of concentration. However, losing out while being a family man looks quite scary, have not worn such shoes, but a father who has no funds to pay his kid's bills, wouldn't feel comfortable one bit. Some fathers have mentioned facing mood swings, after losing out big in gambling. Hence attending to their kids in a strange way. Another thread also pointed to a father who left his kids at home just to gamble. It's risky getting addicted as a father. Because the emotional stress will be extended to the gambler's kids while growing up. It's crucial for a gambler to reduce his gambling habit the moment he gets married, for the peace of his home.

I agree.I used to gamble much more when I was single and in these last years that I put up family I don't overdo it anymore and am very careful to not spend more than I can afford to because I always think about my child now,as for my wife I don't care much  .

If I had more money of course I would gamble more as gambling for me is one of life greatest pleasures especially when I hit a huge slot multiplier.

I assume for responsible gamblers, having children could cause them to gamble less because they can’t afford to gamble like they used to. It all depends on personal circumstances though, if you earn a lot you may be able to continue gambling as you did previously.

Degenerate gamblers who have a problem might not be able to change habits despite having more responsibilities with a dependent.

That is true, there's no need for the gambler to hear it from other people about his responsibilities when he decided to have his own family. In the first place, he should know already what he's getting into. And that means, less time or less funds in gambling if he thinks it can affect his family life.

The situation now is different, there are other people relying on you. So just think of the decision that you will make because you have your loved ones waiting for you at the end of the day.

Being a parent comes with a responsibilities and without doubt having children will definitely have effect on your gambling life. As a married man your entire method of spending will change compared to when you are single and alone talk more of when you start having children. I believe every parents prioritize their children's need more than their own self. At this point, this has impact on their decision making and this mean cutting their gambling budget just to meet up with basic needs like enough food for the family and savings for children school fees. In fact, some people do not only limit their gambling lifestyle but they quit completely just to avoid story that won't be interesting to the ears.

However, it may also depend on your financial strength and well you can keep balance between the two and meet up simultaneously without any rift. There is need to keep yourself happy with gambling and having fun but you can not do that at the detriment of the children knowing fully well what gambling is capable of doing. It is rather good to deprive yourself that fun than to starve the kids when you lost some money to casino.

Indeed it can affect the financial expenses of certain people that's why we can see someones  activity is decreasing since a lot of people would choose to work pr earn money rather than spending it to a programs that gives him low chances to win.

He can really still to gamble but for sure everything change and we can see that people will take their priorities first and their gambling activities will decline.

Balancing our expenses is important to that we can continue to live up by means and can still able to decide to gamble since this is what can give us pure entertainment and we can enjoy or relive our stress for playing our most like games.

In the past, society gave a lot of value to family, when parents heard that their children had gotten pregnant by a woman, they immediately forced their children to marry that woman they got pregnant. This is because parents didn't want to see children without getting married, they didn't want to see grandchildren without a father or mother. But nowadays, young people don't place any value on family. we just need to see that it has become common to see a man with 8 children with different women, the same happens with women, there are women with 3 or 5 children from different fathers. and most women and men, even if they have children and even if they have wives, they don't change their behavior. they remain with the same behavior as when they were single

for example, if the guy when he was single used 100$ of his salary to gamble, 100$ of his salary to consume alcohol every month, then even after he has a wife and children he will continue to take 100$ to gamble and take 100$ to consume alcohol throughout the month, and the rest of the money from his salary will pay bills and every month he pays bills and days later all the food he bought will run out, so he will become very frustrated and start consuming a lot of alcohol with the argument that he is sad because he earns little money per month and has many bills to pay. the guy starts blaming his wife and children for the fact that the bills are too many

and the fights at home will never end until they reach an unsustainable level and the couple asks for separation. Let's look at the case of rich and famous people, how many famous people have been married for many years, more than 15 years? Even if we look at couples with at least 5 years, how many celebrities have been married for 5 years without fights or getting involved in scandals? You will see that the number is very small and the reason is very simple: nowadays people live as single people and even when houses do not accept them, they stop living as single people and start living with married people. By this I mean that people who play won't leave their routine even after they get married.

Family is the foundation. Family first; its common sense. This gambling position is risky. I know everyone wants success, but gambling is rigged. Think you'll win big? The house always wins. You lose money, and thats just the beginning. Financial stress wrecks the best households.

Its about priorities. Married people put their spouse and family first. Not usual. Gambling is a losing habit you cant afford. Stories of consistent wins? Deception-based fairy tales. Family breakdowns often result from conflicts. The truth is sad.

Now for something more serious: our children's future. Fear of harmful behaviors being handed on is real. We must protect their future and be role models. Breaking bad habits and choosing stability over destruction is necessary. Trust me - your family and a stable future are the greatest wins and beat any risky gamble.

In my opinion i feel it is mandatory that once a gambler has gone into the family way, he should reduce the rate at which he is gambling. It is supposing to be his priority to take good care of the family need and wants without anything that will limit the time and attention he gives to his family. There is a popular saying in my country that '' Time is money'' which is true. If he spends more time on gambling, he would lose the time he needs to use in providing money for his family. You know when you are single, you just have yourself to think of, so anything you would want to do, eat or in general spend on would be what you want and when you want them. When it comes to family it is different. The burden of everyone would be on your shoulders. That is why it is good to limit gambling when we have a family, so that we won't lose so much into gambling that we can't provide for our family like the way we should.

Yes, it's true that for normal gamblers there may be a change in their gambling habits when they have children, so it's important to limit your budget and expenses so that you don't overdo it when gambling. On average, normal gamblers will usually think of gambling as just entertainment, but for someone who is addicted to gambling, they will He thinks it's different because he wants to make money, so it's difficult for a gambling addict to change his habits, but it will actually harm himself and his family, including his children.

Everyone should be able to control themselves when they have a child, they should be able to think more clearly not to spend money on gambling, but spend more money on being with their family or children. Luckily I have a wife who is good at managing my budget by gambling on weekends so I don't go overboard. limits when gambling, so I can still control myself, besides since having children I limit my gambling time less because for me it is important to spend time with my children and wife, let alone family. Don't just because we gamble, we ignore the people around us.

Having a child will affect family expenses, so a gambler has to make adjustments to his gambling capital. He couldn't use the amount of money he often used for gambling because he had to pay attention to his children's needs.

After all, children are the focus of making money. He can still gamble but must be able to adjust the amount of money he can use for gambling. So everything can still run fine and nothing will be disturbed.

By making adjustments to our expenses, we can still enjoy gambling activities as usual. After all, if our goal in gambling is just to have fun in our free time, that shouldn't be a problem. We just spend our free time gambling and don't need to gamble too often.

We look and comment on the situation from money point of view. Having children always means spending extra money or more than usually. But what if money is no problem. What if person earn a lot, and having children does not influence much on his finances. That a person still have thousands by the end of a month. Should he still reconsider changing his habits? Average class will tighten their budget when a child is born. Having two kids could force them to think about cutting some of expenses. What about those who are greatly about average? Or rich people? Or in some cases, children does not require same monthly expenses as adults do. For example if person earns "X" money per month. When he got married, his earnings does not become "X/2". And having children does not mean he will have "X/3" money for himself.

In my opinion having children can reduce how a responsible gambler gambles. Having children comes with a lot of responsibilities as the OP have noted. You have to feed the children, cloth them, shelter them, pay their fees since they are depending on you for their survival. For instance, as a single person, if what I use in gambling is $100, there is a tendency that this staking power will reduce when I start having children especially when my income have not increased. This is owing to the fact that I need to cover more bills as the head of a family. So, if $100 is what I can afford to lose, it will no longer be since the bills have expanded.

However, this is different for an addicted gambler and a person who hopes to fend for his family through gambling. Every addicted gambler doesn't prioritize the welfare of his family rather his focus and mindset is always to gamble thereby neglecting the basic needs of his children. Also, any gambler who wants to be rich through gambling will continue to gamble uncontrollably regardless his responsibilities. Thus, this issue becomes a matter of the individual and his reasonability.

Down here in my country, they say that children can make some more responsible than when he does not have any, which is true. If you see a man without a child spending with no reserve, the moment he have child a child, he limits his spending. Imagine when you receive $300 weekly, and you gamble with 5% of it which is 15%, without a child. The moment you have a child, you are to take care of him/her, and you are still receiving $300.

You will have to cut down some unnecessary expenses, so that you can focus more on the child welfare. The first that will come to your mind is to cut down your gamble budget, because taking care of the child is necessary, and if you don't gamble, nothing changes. Gambling is like throwing away money, but any money that you spend on your child is a blessing to you.

Many families have fallen apart due to the head of the house getting addicted to gambling, this is not a good thing that your children must copy from anyone or you, while I was growing up, I can't even count how many times my parent has told me to stay away from any friends in school that's into gambling, my parent believes that they are all bad friends that can destroy my life.

I never took the advice very seriously, until the day that my parent told me about an uncle who was ruined because of his gambling addiction, I always thought it was something else because we heard he used to be rich, but we thought something bad happened to his business, until my father revealed that gambling ruined him.

Parents always play an important role in the lives of children, this must not be taken lightly, if anyone is already raising their child and also as a gambler, please and please be very non-friendly about it in front of your kids, because kids react differently to whatever they learn and some don't know how to stop when exposed to something.

That's actually true. The thing is, having a child just like what happened to your friend greatly affects the family expenses. The necessary needs include different vaccines for the child, milk, and regular checkups of the infant are not cheap, and need to have enough savings to sustain this kind of expense. If the parent continues his gambling activity even in this case, it will only result in more problems, primarily financial problems.

During this scenario, it's better to prioritize the needs of the child and forget about any gambling activities. Having a child consumes a lot of money in anyone's budget for their daily needs, that's why this is the time when we need to focus on our priorities and avoid any more expenses.