Do your parents know about your gambling habit ?

[Rabata]

I am a private person and although I am not an active gambler, I will not let my family know that I like to gamble. Because my family is against gambling and they consider gambling to be haram, and when I gamble as much as possible I do it very carefully and hide.
Because of my gambling activities, I often play online gambling using my cellphone, so it's still safe because they won't check my cellphone and I also often do it outside the house when I'm out enjoying a cup of coffee.
And now I'm married, and I also hide it from my wife and only bet on weekends and only bet on sports betting on football and just for fun after five busy days of work. Because I love the sport of football and betting is just for fun and most importantly I can watch it and enjoy the match.

If your family never supports gambling and completely forbids you from gambling, then don't do it in their presence. Of course you've taken the right steps to hide it from your parents and wife, but that's not enough if you don't delete your browser browsing history. But since you don't gamble for money, I don't think your problem will ever be big even if they find out. You gamble for fun even though sometimes you lose money because of it, but as long as you set a gambling budget limit, it's safe for your.

In Indonesia, not only do you have to hide your gambling activities from your family, but you cannot gamble in public. You could be caught by the police because gambling is illegal, even if you are caught you will be publicly humiliated. Things like this happen in certain areas that enforce Islamic law, not only the constitution.

In my country, parents detest gambling not to talk of when they discover that their child(ren) are engaged in gambling activities. If they dare find out that you as their kid is gambling just forget about it because sorry is your name. Here, people see gamblers as irresponsible and would not want to associate themselves  with it. Do you know why? because most of the people who gamble here are the middle class who hope on it for wins and profit and thy end up losing and becoming addicted with nothing to write home about them. They are seen as people with no hope and future and they most have some odd and funny characteristics that seems not attractive. I believe these are the reasons why parents detest their children from it here. So in that case any one engaged in gambling here always do it in the secret so that no one would know.

Gambling is seen by almost everyone in a negative light which a gambler can easily understand. Parents of those who become addicted to gambling also end up in embarrassing situations. They think their child is over. He can no longer be controlled. If the attitude of people in a society is very bad towards gambling then surely not every gambler will show interest to inform about their gambling. But gambling is now much easier in recent times. No one is able to understand anything while gambling at home. Gamblers are now completely free from that aspect. As a result, they do not have to face any such problem as earlier a gambler had to be under pressure. But I think there is not much a parent can do to get their child back from gambling. If the gambler is not self-aware.

[Die_empty]

Gambling is seen by almost everyone in a negative light which a gambler can easily understand. Parents of those who become addicted to gambling also end up in embarrassing situations. They think their child is over. He can no longer be controlled. If the attitude of people in a society is very bad towards gambling then surely not every gambler will show interest to inform about their gambling. But gambling is now much easier in recent times. No one is able to understand anything while gambling at home. Gamblers are now completely free from that aspect. As a result, they do not have to face any such problem as earlier a gambler had to be under pressure. But I think there is not much a parent can do to get their child back from gambling. If the gambler is not self-aware.

This view is popular in some areas that uphold some cultural and religious beliefs. In most Islamic nations, gambling is seen as immoral and even a sin. Some cultures also have low regard for gamblers. You can see these views in mainly Arabic and some African countries where parents will be shamed or mocked because of the gambling life of their children. In these circumstances, people will always hide their gambling activities from their parents. But in most developed and secular nations, gambling is seen as a normal way of life and it will become a problem only when the person becomes an addict. In the Western World, it is even possible to see a father and son visiting or playing in a casino together. But you can hardly see such behaviour in my location.   

[BitcoinTurk]

Most of the grown up people do not live with parents. At such, the parents are not aware about the interests and habits of individuals. Do you parents know that you gamble ? What was their first reaction towards your gambling habit ?

Of course, as someone who has been careful not to hide anything I have done from my family throughout my life, they know that I gamble because I have told them before. Of course, when I first started gambling I didn't tell my parents just like I didn't tell my parents when I first started smoking. But in both cases, I felt uncomfortable because I was doing something secret from my family and I said both of them without keeping it secret for a very long time. Since I earn my own money and I'm not addicted to gambling, my family doesn't interfere with me in any way and doesn't constantly give me advice when I gamble only for fun.

I think that especially people who have just started gambling and are hiding it from their families, people who have had a gambling addiction for a long time and are hiding it from their families and everyone who gambles for recreational purposes should tell this to their families. Your family needs to know this so that they don't hear about it from others and so that they can support you if you are in a bad situation. Remember that your family will be the one who will help and support you the most during this process especially if you have an unstoppable gambling addiction and it is very difficult to give up this addiction.

[letteredhub]

Gambling is strictly meant for adults and as an adult you're entitled to making your own life's decision and facing whatever consequences that follows without parents interfering because that's what makes you an adult.

You are funny. When the kid skips school and goes home to play video games, even though he know he will be punished if parents find out about it - makes him adult?  If gambling is for adults only, why in cartoons we seem characters gamble or visit casinos? Are cartoons for adults then? When you visit Vegas or any IRL casino with your family and you are accompanied with a kid, casinos guard will let your kid in, as well as let kid watch others gamble and even wont interfere if you will allow your kid to smash spin button in slots. Btw, do you know that on YouTube kids app kids can eventually get gambling ads? I'm eager to get your comment on this.

gambling like I said was strictly meant for adults but the industry has been revolutionized in ways that kids can even gamble behind closed doors with or without their parents knowing. Though children now have access to instrument of gambling still doesn't make gambling an activity for children but simply for adult and am backing this argument with the age 18+ that's been displayed by any gambling platform be it online or in land  as  eligibility age to legally engage in  gambling  (The age limits differa from one country to another) therefore because parents gives consent for their underage kids to gamble or make a  spin doesn't make them eligible to be gamblers or gamble so far as they ain't adult yet.

[alastantiger]

Most of the grown up people do not live with parents. At such, the parents are not aware about the interests and habits of individuals. Do you parents know that you gamble ? What was their first reaction towards your gambling habit ?

I have always kept my gambling away from my parents knowledge first because I grew up in a very strict really just home where gambling is considered a "sin". They would have been disappointed if they knew that I had gone astray and gone and sin against my creator.

I kept it away from a very long time till moved out of their apartment. This was many years ago. Right now kids can gamble tight under the noses of their parents without them being aware just through the use of their phones. I think it is harder now for parents to get a hold of their kids than before

[Shinpako09]

They know that I've been doing online gambling because I told them, but they have no idea what I'm using to play. Well, they don't give a f*ck as long as I'm not using my pocket money to play. Also, I've done well before, winning a lot without using a penny. So, it doesn't matter to them. Of course, I didn't say to them those huge amounts of losses that can be considered fortune to us.

[Roseline492]

I don't think there is any need to tell our parents about
our gambling habits because as an adults it is believed that you are entitled to make decisions for yourself by choosing what you want and take responsibility of any outcome of it.

So for me I don't tell my parents about my gambling because I felt there is no need for that and in most cases telling your family about your gambling habits could easily influenced your younger ones to start gambling by following your footsteps, so the best is to keep our gambling habits to ourselves instead of letting our family no.

[avp2306]

Most of the grown up people do not live with parents. At such, the parents are not aware about the interests and habits of individuals. Do you parents know that you gamble ? What was their first reaction towards your gambling habit ?

I have always kept my gambling away from my parents knowledge first because I grew up in a very strict really just home where gambling is considered a "sin". They would have been disappointed if they knew that I had gone astray and gone and sin against my creator.

I kept it away from a very long time till moved out of their apartment. This was many years ago. Right now kids can gamble tight under the noses of their parents without them being aware just through the use of their phones. I think it is harder now for parents to get a hold of their kids than before

Then provably they would be angry if they know that you are doing this activity and might they might do something that you wouldn't like. So maybe try to slow down all things and make them understand that you are just playing and erase up your boredom at home and the one they called sin is only applicable if you do excessive gambling or you have bad intentions from what you do.

For sure with pure intentions you parent would provably understand you since you are their child and if they see that nothing change on your life style and still you are functioning as a good person in the community then provably they will just accept your gambling activity. So communicate with them so that no conflict will be created for hiding it.

[Richbased]

Most of the grown up people do not live with parents. At such, the parents are not aware about the interests and habits of individuals. Do you parents know that you gamble ? What was their first reaction towards your gambling habit ?

The reason why the society and our parents condemn gambling is because of losses, if you are a gambler that wins even if it is not all the time but when you win you tell your parents you won they might not really bother you much the only reason why most of our parents are against us playing gambles is as a result of not winning.

There are sometimes that you win a bet and your parents knows about the winning next time they will even give you money to play for them as well though this happens when you win and also give them a cut from the winning

My parents know that am a gambler but they're only happy with me when I win but if I don't win for sometimes they will start complaining that since am no longer winning that I rather quit instead of continuously losing

[Westinhome]

I don't think there is any need to tell our parents about
our gambling habits because as an adults it is believed that you are entitled to make decisions for yourself by choosing what you want and take responsibility of any outcome of it.

So for me I don't tell my parents about my gambling because I felt there is no need for that and in most cases telling your family about your gambling habits could easily influenced your younger ones to start gambling by following your footsteps, so the best is to keep our gambling habits to ourselves instead of letting our family no.

It's again based on your parents,if your parents are very friendly to you.Then you can share your habits to parents,So they can accept the gambling play because of the parents maturity in to the current way of life.My parents know my gambling habits after I had started my gambling during my college days.But it can’t be same to all the gamblers,because not in all the houses the parents will accept the gambling like my home.So share if your parents are gambler or d supporter of the gambling.Because if they against the gambling,they will not allow to play gambling after the information of involvement.

[Oilacris]

I am a private person and although I am not an active gambler, I will not let my family know that I like to gamble. Because my family is against gambling and they consider gambling to be haram, and when I gamble as much as possible I do it very carefully and hide.
Because of my gambling activities, I often play online gambling using my cellphone, so it's still safe because they won't check my cellphone and I also often do it outside the house when I'm out enjoying a cup of coffee.
And now I'm married, and I also hide it from my wife and only bet on weekends and only bet on sports betting on football and just for fun after five busy days of work. Because I love the sport of football and betting is just for fun and most importantly I can watch it and enjoy the match.

If your family never supports gambling and completely forbids you from gambling, then don't do it in their presence. Of course you've taken the right steps to hide it from your parents and wife, but that's not enough if you don't delete your browser browsing history. But since you don't gamble for money, I don't think your problem will ever be big even if they find out. You gamble for fun even though sometimes you lose money because of it, but as long as you set a gambling budget limit, it's safe for your.

In Indonesia, not only do you have to hide your gambling activities from your family, but you cannot gamble in public. You could be caught by the police because gambling is illegal, even if you are caught you will be publicly humiliated. Things like this happen in certain areas that enforce Islamic law, not only the constitution.

In my country, parents detest gambling not to talk of when they discover that their child(ren) are engaged in gambling activities. If they dare find out that you as their kid is gambling just forget about it because sorry is your name. Here, people see gamblers as irresponsible and would not want to associate themselves  with it. Do you know why? because most of the people who gamble here are the middle class who hope on it for wins and profit and thy end up losing and becoming addicted with nothing to write home about them. They are seen as people with no hope and future and they most have some odd and funny characteristics that seems not attractive. I believe these are the reasons why parents detest their children from it here. So in that case any one engaged in gambling here always do it in the secret so that no one would know.

Gambling is seen by almost everyone in a negative light which a gambler can easily understand. Parents of those who become addicted to gambling also end up in embarrassing situations. They think their child is over. He can no longer be controlled. If the attitude of people in a society is very bad towards gambling then surely not every gambler will show interest to inform about their gambling. But gambling is now much easier in recent times. No one is able to understand anything while gambling at home. Gamblers are now completely free from that aspect. As a result, they do not have to face any such problem as earlier a gambler had to be under pressure. But I think there is not much a parent can do to get their child back from gambling. If the gambler is not self-aware.

Doesnt really need for you to be parent or a person whose really that being addicted first with gambling before you would really be able to know about the risks that it is imposed to it.
Even with just using up with your own common sense then you would really be able to make yourself that wary about the risks on dealing too much with gambling or as much as possible it would really be just that recommended that better make your children wont really be able to encounter gambling in the first place so that they wont really be that exposed into their early stage knowing that curiosity on this time is really that into that too active on which means that if ever they have encountered something new then they would really be non stopping on trying to explore it which it is really
that normal for parents to have those kind of steps or actions that as much as possible they would really be hiding those gambling related things in front of their kids.
Gambling habits or any bad habits should really be that stopped or should really be that be cut-off.

[Sakanwa]

They know that I've been doing online gambling because I told them, but they have no idea what I'm using to play. Well, they don't give a f*ck as long as I'm not using my pocket money to play. Also, I've done well before, winning a lot without using a penny. So, it doesn't matter to them. Of course, I didn't say to them those huge amounts of losses that can be considered fortune to us.

This is what I cannot say out for my parents to hear,if I don't find it confortable gambling because I know it destroys lifes,then my parents will not find it funny if they hear that I'm gambling as well.One thing I know about gambling is that when you want to start,it won't be on a note that you really mean to gamble all day long,it would just be like to try whether luck will be on your side or not,and when you lose ones, you will decide to try again till you  win back your money,and that is how you go on till you exhaust all of your money.
Gambling is one thing I don't fancy doing,therefore I cannot relate it to my parents, or allow them to know  because if they should know,it will definitely hurt them.

[alegotardo]

Most of the grown up people do not live with parents. At such, the parents are not aware about the interests and habits of individuals. Do you parents know that you gamble ? What was their first reaction towards your gambling habit ?

I'm an adult, so I don't need to tell my parents that I'm gambling.
However, looking at it another way, I would really like my son to tell me if he starts playing too. Currently, only my wife knows that I play, because I do it very rarely and I still manage to "hide" it from my son.

The problem with young people is that many of them dream of getting rich quickly and effortlessly, and when they are prematurely introduced to gambling they end up seeing them as the perfect "opportunity" to achieve that goal, but these dreams and hopes are deceiving at the time. of the game, overestimating the real chances of victory.

It is very important that parents maintain dialogue with their children, so that children feel safe talking to their parents when they discover gambling, as this can happen through friends too.

[ethereumhunter]

With their expectations and judgements, families can strongly affect behaviour. Children often disguise unhappy or unsatisfactory behaviour. Protecting our loved ones from pain is instinctual, and many would rather see their parents upset than their own desires or habits.

Its intriguing and disconcerting how parents can spot behavioural changes in their children. A deep-seated evolutionary drive to protect their children may explain this perceptiveness. Perhaps after years of seeing and engaging with their kids, they notice even small changes. Even if one thinks they've hidden their acts, tiny behavioural cues can reveal them. A subtle dance of acts, reactions, and concealing and seeking.

By seeing their parents upset, children may imitate them indirectly in their daily behavior so that it will also change their characteristics to follow their parents. Children need attention from their parents and parents can provide the things their children need so that they can develop well.

And yes, parents can notice small changes in their children and start to become suspicious of them. Especially when their children grow up, they will interact more often with their friends, changing their children's behavior in socializing with everyone. If children have been provided with their parents on how they can adapt to their new environment, this will not affect their lives and will not affect their socialization with their friends because they have a firm attitude not to be tempted by anything from their friends.

[tygeade]

Most of the grown up people do not live with parents. At such, the parents are not aware about the interests and habits of individuals. Do you parents know that you gamble ? What was their first reaction towards your gambling habit ?

Yeah sort of, I mean not a lot because I am married and live with my wife, so I barely speak to my parents regarding gambling anyway, but when I do, I think its obvious that its not that much of a big deal for me, it happens to be something that is quite entertaining to talk about other things.

But, if we are talking about just being aware" then yeah they are aware of it, they may not know the frequency and the amount at all times but they know that I do gamble and that matters. I think its quite important to make it so that we are going to end up with nothing hidden from our parents even when we are older and that should be the most important thing that we could do, that wouldn't really hurt anyone and could do wonders if they help you as well.

[Jody.Drummer]

With their expectations and judgements, families can strongly affect behaviour. Children often disguise unhappy or unsatisfactory behaviour. Protecting our loved ones from pain is instinctual, and many would rather see their parents upset than their own desires or habits.

Its intriguing and disconcerting how parents can spot behavioural changes in their children. A deep-seated evolutionary drive to protect their children may explain this perceptiveness. Perhaps after years of seeing and engaging with their kids, they notice even small changes. Even if one thinks they've hidden their acts, tiny behavioural cues can reveal them. A subtle dance of acts, reactions, and concealing and seeking.

By seeing their parents upset, children may imitate them indirectly in their daily behavior so that it will also change their characteristics to follow their parents. Children need attention from their parents and parents can provide the things their children need so that they can develop well.

And yes, parents can notice small changes in their children and start to become suspicious of them. Especially when their children grow up, they will interact more often with their friends, changing their children's behavior in socializing with everyone. If children have been provided with their parents on how they can adapt to their new environment, this will not affect their lives and will not affect their socialization with their friends because they have a firm attitude not to be tempted by anything from their friends.

Yes it is very possible for them to imitate, which is where children will usually follow the same things that adults do, but they don't know whether it's good or bad behavior, they just follow it, if indeed what they imitate is good behavior then it will be very good for their personality but if on the contrary what they follow is bad behavior from their parents that they should not follow then yes it will be able to become their shadow and maybe they will continue to do things like that. Therefore something that is very influential on the personality of children is the factor of the environment itself, so we as parents must really be able to choose the best environment for them because indirectly it can also be a lesson for them.

No matter how small the changes in the child, every parent will definitely know, because obviously they are their children who are always with them every day and every time, and yes if there is something negative done by their children then they will definitely realize it, good behavior must start from childhood, no other childhood can also be a determination for them when they grow up, especially when they are just growing up then both parents must really choose the best environment for their children, don't let them enter the wrong environment, especially if one of the environments is gambling or even addicted to gambling, it's dangerous.

[Crypt0Gore]

I have parents that don't believe in gambling and they strongly advice against it almost all the time, they tell stories about those who are exposed to gambling at a young age and unable to grow because of the addiction they have for gambling.

This was a very long time ago and now I don't live with my parents anymore, but I don't think that any parent will feel good about their kids getting into gambling, I can only take my eye off a child who is into gambling if they are smart, I know they will be fine, no one knows their child better than parents.

If I am still living under my parents roof I won't let them know that I am into gambling because they will be in worries for me, it's healthier for them not to know, if I believe that I can explain my responsible gambling tactics to them, what if they don't still get it or believe it? Older people needs less worries at their age so it's better not to get them involve.

[Gaza13]

I have always kept my gambling away from my parents knowledge first because I grew up in a very strict really just home where gambling is considered a "sin". They would have been disappointed if they knew that I had gone astray and gone and sin against my creator.

I kept it away from a very long time till moved out of their apartment. This was many years ago. Right now kids can gamble tight under the noses of their parents without them being aware just through the use of their phones. I think it is harder now for parents to get a hold of their kids than before

Basically, most adults avoid or don't talk about gambling with their parents. Moreover, their environment is very religious. For some reason I don't really like gambling, I looked around at my circle of friends who gambled, and ended up getting into debt here and there. Indeed, technological developments are currently developing very rapidly and are very difficult to avoid and children can easily access these sites. This is the big task of parents to educate their children to avoid gambling and provide them with religious education.

[0t3p0t]

Most of the grown up people do not live with parents. At such, the parents are not aware about the interests and habits of individuals. Do you parents know that you gamble ? What was their first reaction towards your gambling habit ?

Yeah they knew I am betting lottery because here in my country extended family is common scenario. Though I am not living with my parents but still they know my gambling as they also gamble with lottery. There is no reaction actually since we all gamble with it.

[Z390]

I think this question is best for people underage that are still living with their parents, I don't get why anyone should involve their parents in their gambling activities, if you are a grown man why would you do such? Even youths that are still going to school and are been feed by their parents still keeps their gambling activities a secret from their patents, to me it makes no sense to do this.

If you are been feed by someone and you go and tell them about your gambling activities they will start having a second thought about you, the way old people reasons is different from the way we reason today, they can detect dangers from afar, and you telling them will give them doubts that you are not serious with your education.

I know that some parent and child relationship are so strong that whatever is going on won't be a secret but this is one home out of thousands, maybe if the parents are rich it will be easier for them to over look gambling activities of their child, but if your parents are struggling to send you to school you have added more pain to their struggle by telling them that you are gambling, they will never be happy with your decision.