Will you be worried or comfortable seeing your elderly mother gambling?

[Wakate]

To be honest, yes. I would definitely become worried if ever I see my mother gambling. Aside from I don’t want to see her losing her funds, but I’m much worried on how her wealth will react to every losses and frustrations she will endure from gambling.

It’s certain that old aged people become more emotional and tend to easily faint whenever they don’t meet their expectations, most particularly with gambling that it’s certainly more of losses than wins. Even if she’ll tell me that she’s responsible with her losing funds, but come to think of it, no son/daughter will be happier seeing his/her mother falling in gambling addiction.

Gambling like I always say is an engagement that should only be associated with young people and that's why there's no way I'm gonna be happy to see my mother engaging in gambling. The nervousness that comes with gambling is better endured by young people but to persons above 50 years, it might be detrimental to their health.

If I happen to notice that my mother is engaging in gambling, I'll definitely not be happy with it and would confront her to know exactly why she's gambling. After the confrontation, I'll make her see reasons with me on why she's not supposed to involve herself in gambling and why I don't find it pleasing I believe she's gonna stop after hearing from me

This are aging are not meant to be stressing themselves to get because they don't need that especially going to a betting shop to play bets. This does not make any sense to me, but I would not react when I see an elderly person  betting online because I know with that, safety is ensured and they would have to bet when that are interested to buy not everytime. Betting is for the young that still have the interest to earn and make extra money for themselves. Seeing old people betting is also something normal because no one knows there present condition and what would have led them to decide to gamble.

[maydna]

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You just reconstruct what I just said in your first paragraph. LOL

Anyway, I understand your concern about the grandmother having fun without spending a lot of money. However, what if gambling is the only activity that brings her joy, without causing stress or fatigue? It always varies from person to person what they enjoy doing in their later years. The best approach is to have a conversation with them and show that you can empathize with their interests.

Forgive me. I have no intention of reconstructing it. Perhaps because I was a bit sleepy, I shouldn't have written that part. I'm so embarrassed by you. Once again, I'm sorry.

Ok, here's my response. Hopefully, I won't do it again. Indeed, there is no limit to someone's suitability for gambling because it depends on how they feel when gambling. Maybe the grandmother still feels capable of gambling and can control her emotions even if she loses, but no one knows how long the grandmother will be able to do that. Maybe the grandmother thought of it as entertainment in her old age, and they would return to gambling another day. But it's still not good for them because after all, it can have an impact on their health. After all, in gambling, many surprises can take them by surprise.

A grandmother must have found an activity that can make her have fun other than gambling. I often see some grandmothers in my neighborhood who spend their time gardening, sewing, or doing casual sports with grandmothers their age, and they really enjoy their time. They often gather at one of them's houses to enjoy tea and reminisce about their youth. That would be better for them than gambling and would not make their children, grandchildren, or whole family busy looking for where they are. But I agree with what you said about inviting her to have a conversation that can show that we empathize with the grandmother. That could give the grandmother an understanding not to go to the casino too often and that she should keep herself busy with other activities.

[irhact]

It’s certain that old aged people become more emotional and tend to easily faint whenever they don’t meet their expectations, most particularly with gambling that it’s certainly more of losses than wins. Even if she’ll tell me that she’s responsible with her losing funds, but come to think of it, no son/daughter will be happier seeing his/her mother falling in gambling addiction.

Without the picture showing the woman in a betting shop, I would had doubts if the story was being true but the picture says everything. Every individual deserves to be happy and have fun therefore if this is what gives her fun, she should be allowed to do it. If I was in the situation of being the child of this woman, I'll make her enjoy gambling at home and not having her to come to the public to gamble as the picture is showing due to the fear of insecurity as she can be robbed.

We can create a gambling experience at our homes so our grand parents can gamble and enjoy it like they do at family reunion. Some individual loves gambling and they have been doing that from their childhood but haven't gotten addicted. If she's using only her money and the spare ones I won't stop her from enjoying herself but I'll be monitoring to prevent things that'll make her not enjoy her time gambling.

[bettercrypto]

Maybe it's okay for me to see or know that my mother is gambling, as long as I know that she's just doing it for fun and that it doesn't affect the family or her own well-being. When this is what I see, for me, I don't see any problem.

But if I see that there are already bad results and effects on her and the family she has, of course I will tell him and guide her in such situations so that it does not get worse in the end, which can become a headache and a problem for me even in the end.

[Quidat]

Maybe it's okay for me to see or know that my mother is gambling, as long as I know that she's just doing it for fun and that it doesn't affect the family or her own well-being. When this is what I see, for me, I don't see any problem.

But if I see that there are already bad results and effects on her and the family she has, of course I will tell him and guide her in such situations so that it does not get worse in the end, which can become a headache and a problem for me even in the end.

But it would be normal that we would really be making those kind of checks whether she's really that still doing fine or totally had done something which is excessive. Its true that we should show
respect on the things that she wants to do. It cant really be just avoided that there would really be those people who would really be that skeptical when it comes to gambling
on which they would really be that having that kind of worries that she might be ending up on being addicted, we do know on what are those probabilties and chances
and this is why we dont really like for them to get involved as much as possible specially into our loved ones. For us people who are really that aware
then it would be normal that we will be having those kind of reactions.

[bitvalak]

From the attached picture I don't see that the elderly woman is frustrated not because she lost a lot of money.
However, I saw from another perspective that if you look at his expression, it shows that he is frustrated because he failed to win a number of bets.
Because an old gambler must have thought carefully to calculate the amount of risk he can afford even though he is an elderly woman.
I am even more worried about his health because frustration can trigger his blood pressure which can be fatal.
If it were my mother, of course I would give her all the convenience of gambling online.
And help him overcome that frustration. Because his health is more important than anything.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Maybe it's okay for me to see or know that my mother is gambling, as long as I know that she's just doing it for fun and that it doesn't affect the family or her own well-being. When this is what I see, for me, I don't see any problem.

But if I see that there are already bad results and effects on her and the family she has, of course I will tell him and guide her in such situations so that it does not get worse in the end, which can become a headache and a problem for me even in the end.

But it would be normal that we would really be making those kind of checks whether she's really that still doing fine or totally had done something which is excessive. Its true that we should show
respect on the things that she wants to do. It cant really be just avoided that there would really be those people who would really be that skeptical when it comes to gambling
on which they would really be that having that kind of worries that she might be ending up on being addicted, we do know on what are those probabilties and chances
and this is why we dont really like for them to get involved as much as possible specially into our loved ones. For us people who are really that aware
then it would be normal that we will be having those kind of reactions.

We are people when we see any eventuality that has to do with the slots because we like it, knowing what they are and what the slots are like, it is very easy for certain eproans that do not have as much emotional control because it can absorb them, there is no doubt about that, But being a little more emphatic, we are the person who should be more aware, and say, well, if there is someone with certain abilities to be able to do things like play slots, it is good, it is entertaining and there are many things to generate a good game, the slots are quite good, fun, all this has to be done under the scheme of what is possible, when we are anywhere and we see that our mother is playing slots in a casino, it is something that would surprise me, but yes Seeing her last all day there would worry me, because even though she is a young woman, it would make me feel sick to see her there, knowing that she could possibly be falling into an imminent addiction, that is something I cannot avoid.

If I see her like this, I would ask how she is playing, how much she is spending, all this to know how dangerous her game is or turns out to be and if there is any way I can help her, but if I meet her all day, all day only , I would start to think that she is obviously in an addiction that her money is disappearing, and that I don't really know how to get her out of that world, because the number of people who get involved in the lots and most of them are people Older or very old, they generate a lot of losses, they even eat as children, they only think about the casino and the slots, some of them don't even rest well or anything, that's what we should always see and do.

A casino means to me 'peace, relaxation and fun, that's the way I see it, I will never see it as a job or a way to generate money or a form of secure income, so when I see something like that, well, I don't mind. It draws attention, but what I would do is try to escape from that world, since it is very easy for an older person to lose everything.

[panganib999]

You know your mom the most more than anyone in this forum. You know best whether this is something that works for her or not, (assuming that you're asking us about our respective mothers and not the one that's in the post) and in that case, I say from there you make a decision that best fits her.

For one, I have a mom that's not really into gambling, but soon as she started getting old and bored she found gambling a little bit enjoying, oftentimes even gambling with her female friends around our block and earning money which I don't really know what she's going to use for since we're giving her allowances anyway, but I digress. She knows her limits and is able to stop when we tell her to stop. In such a case I wouldn't really be concerned about it. The same case can't be said for some of your parents so as I said, just really push for what works best for you and you parents. This isn't something that you can just point a finger at a choice and advice to people willy-nilly.

[HelliumZ]

Realistically, no one would want their mother or grandmother to find themselves in such a situation. I definitely don't want my mother to get addicted to online or offline gambling. Gambling in our country is strictly prohibited by the government and against the laws of the country. Here adult youths are involved in the activities of drug addiction, gambling addiction etc. So women in my country cannot be directly involved in gambling but young girls are now getting involved in online gambling. But there is no record of any elderly women and mothers being addicted to this gambling.

[Fredomago]

Realistically, no one would want their mother or grandmother to find themselves in such a situation. I definitely don't want my mother to get addicted to online or offline gambling. Gambling in our country is strictly prohibited by the government and against the laws of the country. Here adult youths are involved in the activities of drug addiction, gambling addiction etc. So women in my country cannot be directly involved in gambling but young girls are now getting involved in online gambling. But there is no record of any elderly women and mothers being addicted to this gambling.

Yup! No one in the right mind will love to see  elderly especially their mom  or their grandma that will going to be involved into gambling,  but in some cases as we can't really control situation like this, especially now that  gambling can be done everywhere with just the help of good internet connections,  I do see your point in terms of not liking your relatives to be involved as mentioned no one love that but it's going to be depend from how and what the situation from that location, as there are also rural places where everyone is involved with gambling even old folks can do betting and enjoy.

[arimamib]

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Without the picture showing the woman in a betting shop, I would had doubts if the story was being true but the picture says everything. Every individual deserves to be happy and have fun therefore if this is what gives her fun, she should be allowed to do it. If I was in the situation of being the child of this woman, I'll make her enjoy gambling at home and not having her to come to the public to gamble as the picture is showing due to the fear of insecurity as she can be robbed.

We can create a gambling experience at our homes so our grand parents can gamble and enjoy it like they do at family reunion. Some individual loves gambling and they have been doing that from their childhood but haven't gotten addicted. If she's using only her money and the spare ones I won't stop her from enjoying herself but I'll be monitoring to prevent things that'll make her not enjoy her time gambling.

It's important to respect personal choices and preferences, especially when it comes to leisure activities. Creating a gambling experience at home for your grandparents, where they can enjoy the activity in a familiar and secure environment does not only provides a space for them to engage in something they find enjoyable but also addresses potential safety concerns associated with public gambling venues.

Monitoring to ensure responsible and enjoyable participation is a responsible approach. Keeping an eye on the situation and intervening if necessary can help maintain a healthy balance and prevent any negative consequences. Your perspective reflects a caring and considerate attitude towards the well-being and happiness of them that balances the freedom to pursue enjoyable activities with a sense of responsibility and safety. It's a nuanced approach that values personal choices while also prioritizing the overall well-being of loved ones.

[Jody.Drummer]

Realistically, no one would want their mother or grandmother to find themselves in such a situation. I definitely don't want my mother to get addicted to online or offline gambling. Gambling in our country is strictly prohibited by the government and against the laws of the country. Here adult youths are involved in the activities of drug addiction, gambling addiction etc. So women in my country cannot be directly involved in gambling but young girls are now getting involved in online gambling. But there is no record of any elderly women and mothers being addicted to this gambling.

Of course it is true, I think that no matter how bad a child is, they must have the same thoughts as us that they do not want one of their family members, especially their own mother, to be trapped in the gambling zone, especially if they have entered the addiction phase, none other than because the impact of gambling is very bad, they will not only lose a certain amount of money but will also certainly experience unusual mental stress because the pressure in such situations is very large and it is not uncommon for me to often see several media channels reporting that some gamblers end up experiencing stress.

Yes, in my country too, gambling activities are strictly prohibited, because this can damage the personality of a child and also his future will be threatened. Basically everyone does have a thing for gambling because after all they are using their own money but the fear is that they can't control themselves and instead end up with a lot of problems in life, so that's why the public's perspective on gambling is very negative especially in my place.

[Oilacris]

Realistically, no one would want their mother or grandmother to find themselves in such a situation. I definitely don't want my mother to get addicted to online or offline gambling. Gambling in our country is strictly prohibited by the government and against the laws of the country. Here adult youths are involved in the activities of drug addiction, gambling addiction etc. So women in my country cannot be directly involved in gambling but young girls are now getting involved in online gambling. But there is no record of any elderly women and mothers being addicted to this gambling.

Yup! No one in the right mind will love to see  elderly especially their mom  or their grandma that will going to be involved into gambling,  but in some cases as we can't really control situation like this, especially now that  gambling can be done everywhere with just the help of good internet connections,  I do see your point in terms of not liking your relatives to be involved as mentioned no one love that but it's going to be depend from how and what the situation from that location, as there are also rural places where everyone is involved with gambling even old folks can do betting and enjoy.

For us to those who have those senses and having those experience then it would really be just that normal that we would really be having those kind of thoughts that it is really just that bad
for those elderly persons to get involved with it, specially that this is something stressful at the same time it is really that money consuming. If she would really be that telling that it is really just that fine on dealing up with things such as this then it would really be on someones personal choice and since they are far more ahead of us when it comes to age then they would really be normally
trying to point us out on who does have the rights on doing things that they do want and its none of our business on trying out to divert or letting them stop
about on the current dealing that they do have.

[HelliumZ]

Yes, in my country too, gambling activities are strictly prohibited, because this can damage the personality of a child and also his future will be threatened. Basically everyone does have a thing for gambling because after all they are using their own money but the fear is that they can't control themselves and instead end up with a lot of problems in life, so that's why the public's perspective on gambling is very negative especially in my place.

The children of a family usually receive their primary education from their parents. Of course, in this case, if the parents are addicted to the harmful drug called gambling, there will be a bad effect on the children of those parents, without a doubt. Moreover, the education that a child receives from his parents will begin to reflect that education in his real life.Learning to gamble from parents will surely reflect bad education from parents later in career. Moreover, a drug addict mother and father are always mentally disturbed and in such a condition a parent can never give positive education to their child, in this case the career of the child will be ruined only because of the bad influence of the parents. So a parentOne should never indulge in gambling or any other vice in front of the child as a child learns by following his parents and starts reflecting his intelligence accordingly.

[Westinhome]

Without the picture showing the woman in a betting shop, I would had doubts if the story was being true but the picture says everything. Every individual deserves to be happy and have fun therefore if this is what gives her fun, she should be allowed to do it. If I was in the situation of being the child of this woman, I'll make her enjoy gambling at home and not having her to come to the public to gamble as the picture is showing due to the fear of insecurity as she can be robbed.

We can create a gambling experience at our homes so our grand parents can gamble and enjoy it like they do at family reunion. Some individual loves gambling and they have been doing that from their childhood but haven't gotten addicted. If she's using only her money and the spare ones I won't stop her from enjoying herself but I'll be monitoring to prevent things that'll make her not enjoy her time gambling.

The story may be created for the purpose of words,but the story with the image make this feel comfortable truth one.Because the picture is not the fake,the person can lie to us.But the image will give us the enough valid proof about the incident happened in the real life.The story had two sided consequences,the son who love to gamble with their family members will cause the person feel comfortable to the game.If the person was more conservative in nature,he would not allow their mother to be a part of the gambling game.Literally the gamblers who like to play the gambling it’s their family members get more excited in this situation.

[Jody.Drummer]

Yes, in my country too, gambling activities are strictly prohibited, because this can damage the personality of a child and also his future will be threatened. Basically everyone does have a thing for gambling because after all they are using their own money but the fear is that they can't control themselves and instead end up with a lot of problems in life, so that's why the public's perspective on gambling is very negative especially in my place.

The children of a family usually receive their primary education from their parents. Of course, in this case, if the parents are addicted to the harmful drug called gambling, there will be a bad effect on the children of those parents, without a doubt. Moreover, the education that a child receives from his parents will begin to reflect that education in his real life.Learning to gamble from parents will surely reflect bad education from parents later in career. Moreover, a drug addict mother and father are always mentally disturbed and in such a condition a parent can never give positive education to their child, in this case the career of the child will be ruined only because of the bad influence of the parents. So a parentOne should never indulge in gambling or any other vice in front of the child as a child learns by following his parents and starts reflecting his intelligence accordingly.

Yes, education from both parents is indeed a common thing that all parents do and it is true that the behavior of a child usually will not differ much from his parents because parents apply something they know that they think is good for their children. For the problem of parents teaching gambling activities to their children, to be honest, I really never thought in that direction, because what I know is that no matter how bad parents are, they usually always want the best for their children in the future and that means there is little chance for them to teach gambling to their children, but on the other hand maybe there are some parents out there who do silly things like this.

But on the other hand although both parents always want the best for their children the story would be different if as you said that one or even both parents are those who suffer from drug addiction or gambling. it is very clear that education will not be maximized in such a situation because the psychological disorders that a drug addicted person is likely to have make it possible for them to not be able to apply good education to their children, maybe they can even completely ignore this, and as a guarantee it is clear that the future of a child can be threatened. Yes, that's right, the conclusion is that parents should really hide their bad activities and keep them out of sight of their children, after all prevention is better.

[KiaKia]

Only those who are born in a family of gamblers won't feel ashamed when they meet their mother in such public places, in my country it's a shameful act for your people to sight you in a casino when they pass by.

Either old or young its better to advice any of your live ones that are into gambling to be careful around gambling, teach them the percentage strategy and make sure they know how to walk away from losses, once they lose the money they must not try to get it back.

I understand that circumstances is why some people are forced to try gaming out, still you need to apply some safety strategy first, losses is the most guarantee result you can get out of gambling, the earlier they understand this the better, they will be more cautious.

[Weawant]

This are aging are not meant to be stressing themselves to get because they don't need that especially going to a betting shop to play bets. This does not make any sense to me, but I would not react when I see an elderly person  betting online because I know with that, safety is ensured and they would have to bet when that are interested to buy not everytime. Betting is for the young that still have the interest to earn and make extra money for themselves. Seeing old people betting is also something normal because no one knows there present condition and what would have led them to decide to gamble.

Going to a gambling house to place bets and get involved with gambling activities physically shouldn't be supported especially with the old as it's not only stressful but it looks very much absurd and doesn't really tell well of their reputation especially in places where gambling is despised and not considered noble.

Talking about the safety of older people with relation to gambling I think the concern should be much on their health, some of them get more emotional as they age and may not be able to cope with losses, it may take them into very emotional state such that some may fall to depression or get some hypertensive reaction when they are suffering a streaks of losses so it's better they avoid it at old age especially for those who easily get emotional at every slightest thing.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

This are aging are not meant to be stressing themselves to get because they don't need that especially going to a betting shop to play bets. This does not make any sense to me, but I would not react when I see an elderly person  betting online because I know with that, safety is ensured and they would have to bet when that are interested to buy not everytime. Betting is for the young that still have the interest to earn and make extra money for themselves. Seeing old people betting is also something normal because no one knows there present condition and what would have led them to decide to gamble.

Going to a gambling house to place bets and get involved with gambling activities physically shouldn't be supported especially with the old as it's not only stressful but it looks very much absurd and doesn't really tell well of their reputation especially in places where gambling is despised and not considered noble.

Talking about the safety of older people with relation to gambling I think the concern should be much on their health, some of them get more emotional as they age and may not be able to cope with losses, it may take them into very emotional state such that some may fall to depression or get some hypertensive reaction when they are suffering a streaks of losses so it's better they avoid it at old age especially for those who easily get emotional at every slightest thing.

You make good sense and I completely agree with you., but then here are my few points concerning all you have said.

First, speaking on whether older folks should stop patronizing physical gambling outlets and casinos, most especially on place or jurisdictions where gambling is not considered as a noble thing or activities to engage oneself in,  I agree with this, but how about those who can't possibly operate a smart phone not to talk of a computer, not all of our old folks can easily navigate through the world of online gambling, and as long as its gambling we are talking about, as an old person, asking someone to help you deposit money into an online casino from your bank account is also absurd, and also puts you at a very high risk of falling into the hands of scammers, as even your own son can use the opportunity to scam you.
So, considering the above, I think patronizing a physical gambling outlet or casinos with physical cash in their hands is still much safer for our old folks.

And talking about their health and their vulnerability to health issues as a result of loses from gambling, you are also very right here, but I think it depends on how long the old person has been gambling, for those who have been gambling for a very long time, they probably have gotten used to it and the chances that such a person will collapse due to gambling loses is very slim.
The risk is very high with folks who started gambling in their old age.

[xSkylarx]

It depends on how she gambles, because if she just gambles for fun without affecting her health or family, then let her enjoy it because your mother is too old now and she should have fun but if she is always frustrated and you could see long hours in that casino then that is another problem. This is a special case because for sure your mother has her problems on her own like she has nothing to do or have fun with so you as her child it is better to look after her, like bring her to your home so that she could take care of your child as that is her grandchild and etc. Just make her busy with something not gambling.