Does having children have an influence on gambling habits?

[Becassine]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

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[Oshosondy]

I do not know about gambling. But in trading, most traders are losing also just like gambling. Most traders that are married that were trading quit trading or reduce the money they are using to trade. I guess that is how gambling would be. But some people will just be different and be addicted, just like trading also and continue to gamble.

[Churchillvv]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Well, I'm not a parent yet but I know that being a father or mother has its ways of changing ones perspective of everything and that can even include gambling.

The morals of a locality can determine how the parent would see gambling after having children or when they have children around. If usually as a single man you gamble with a 10% of your income (which is not advisable) as soon as you became a parent you  will automatically reduce the rate at which you gamble because there is a consciousness that your responsibility has increased and as such you should reduce you rate of gambling.

So being a parent really changes alot in ones life, if you get angry when you loss and you express them in your face or attitude at a point when you become a parent you will some how not want your children to notice the sadness or you will like my pretend you are okay when deep down you aren't. (All this are based on personal perception).

[Hispo]

I don't have children, but I have a cousin who was pretty much into parlay and sport betting during his single years. Once he got engaged and had two children, he completely quit betting on both football and basketball (his favorite sports to wager money on). So I believe there is indeed an effect about having children and one's gambling habits, the order of priorities simply changes and most of responsible people understand now they must take care of human lives by their own.
If I ever end up having children on my own, I will probably step down on gambling and some video game habits. Though, there is still a long path ahead for me.

I do not know about gambling. But in trading, most traders are losing also just like gambling. Most traders that are married that were trading quit trading or reduce the money they are using to trade. I guess that is how gambling would be. But some people will just be different and be addicted, just like trading also and continue to gamble.

Really? This may be the first time I have read about addiction to trading.
Unless I am misunderstanding. There is a clear difference between trading and gambling, mind you, but I have always thought was harder for anyone to get addicted to trading than gambling, specially because (unlike gambling) traders can opt to use some strategies not tomlose all their money or improve their chances of profitability.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

OP, this actually depends on how financially buoyant the gambler is. There are some people who may have a long budget, but they are also financially capable of handling all their expenses and would still gamble comfortably and spend any amount they want at the casino. There are also some people whose financial status is not so stable, and if they get married, they will have more important expenses to cover than using the little salaries they get to gamble. What you must know is that marriage, family financial responsibilities, and childbearing don't really affect every gambler; they can only affect those gamblers who don't have a large financial pocket

[acroman08]

I am not a parent but I lived on this planet long enough to witness people who have a family and gambling problems. losing money you cannot afford to lose can be debilitating to your family's financial security. so yeah, if you have a family and you are on a tight budget, your gambling habits SHOULD change, your kids and your family's well-being is your priority, and gambling can wait.

[Stepstowealth]

Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Just by being a parent changes a lot of things for you, and gambling is not left out. When you now have a family that you provide for, a family that depends on you for financial provision, You will know that every loss has serious punishment as both your family and you will be the ones to bear the consequences. Formally before you got married you have no responsibilities to any partner, or to any children, if you lost in gambling, you could personally just manage and somehow find a way through to get through the situation, but right now you have children and and a partner, you have to think well before every decision.

[SamReomo]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Yes, being a parent once can easily change his gambling habits. A person with his family's responsibility should learn about gambling responsibility to higher extent and if he spends most of his earnings in gambling then surely such person should reduce his gambling habits. I believe when your budget is very low which's only enough to support your family then you should not gamble at all.

[TelolettOm]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family?

It is true. When we have children, we must allocate money for them. It is possible that we decide to decrease the budget for gambling because children's matters are much more important. Sure, when we are in a tight budget, we possibly stop playing gambling temporarily. Gambling is mostly for fun, it is not an urgent needs. I am not trying to stop gambling but I adjust everything related to gambling habits. I admit that having children triggers me to use the budget more carefully.

I do not know about gambling. But in trading, most traders are losing also just like gambling. Most traders that are married that were trading quit trading or reduce the money they are using to trade. I guess that is how gambling would be. But some people will just be different and be addicted, just like trading also and continue to gamble.

If traders adjust their budget, even more so for gambling. The chance for losing or wasting money in gambling is higher than in trading. I'm not surprised if some gamblers will adjust their activities once they have children. Well, I don't think we need to stop playing gambling. Even we aren't addicted to gambling, sometimes we still need gambling for trying luck or just for fun. Adjust money for gambling is a wise idea, it shouldn't be stopped if it is impossible.

[alegotardo]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Certainly!
You don't need to be a father to know that at every stage of life, responsibilities are different.

An 18-year-old often makes social contact and entertainment a "priority", no matter how much it costs him.

As he grows up, he starts to worry more about financial stability, even because he realizes that his parents can no longer support him.

When you get married, you need to pay attention to the family's accounts and if you have a child... well, priorities change absurdly because everything this player does affects not only her life but also the life of her child.
Depending on the country in which you reside, if the person is addicted to gambling or is unable to provide for their family because of it, the court may even order the loss of custody of the child.

[Ojima-ojo]

Gambling is a high responsibility in itself and for any family person most especially if you are the financial supplier and all the family members depend on you, it then means that you have to reduce your gambling activities not even only in the amount you use to gamble, but also in your time management,  because combining gambling with family won't be an easy thing unless you choose to deliberately neglect one to the other.

Also when you have a limited bankroll you then need to calculate your reserves based on your expenses and if you discover that involving gambling in your daily expenses will drain you, since you are no longer single but have a family to fend for, it very advisable to quiet gambling or gamble with a limited amount of money that will not affect your family upkeep.

[Oshosondy]

Really? This may be the first time I have read about addiction to trading.
Unless I am misunderstanding. There is a clear difference between trading and gambling, mind you, but I have always thought was harder for anyone to get addicted to trading than gambling, specially because (unlike gambling) traders can opt to use some strategies not tomlose all their money or improve their chances of profitability.

According to the researches that I have made, there is trading addiction. Also that most traders are losing. Some will trade but later they will move to holding instead after significant losses. As people have lost big sum of money to gambling, so are people that lost huge amount of money to gambling. Although trading is different with gold analyses and strategies but most people trade and gamble more, only few use it to make money.

[danherbias07]

Yes.
You will think about your losses and regret that you could've used that money to take the children to the mall, have some great food, and just play there. That's what happened to me. So yes, having children can affect your lifestyle as a gambler.

I can say that because I changed my bad habits. 4 years have passed since I last smoked cigarettes and that's the same age as my younger kid. I realized that I don't want them to have bad health just because they are inhaling secondhand smoke from me. There were also times I was too shy to kiss them because of my bad breath from smoking.
The good part is, it worked great both ways. Now, my breathing is better, my taste buds are enhanced, and the kids are not getting sick because of me.

It's a different effect in gambling though, you will be careful with your bets, try to analyze the game, and bet only a small amount, so you won't be wasting too much money so and the budget won't be affected. Then, you plan ahead, you just gamble money that you think is a spare after expenses.

[DaNNy001]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

You are supposed to know your responsibility as a parents and if you fail to access this and go stupid with your gambling habit then obviously the repercussions are only yours to bear because any mistake made will greatly affect you as a father so it's better to limit your expenses when it's comes to gambling and if possible have some spare cash that won't be of any effect to you even if you find yourself losing the game .

[angrybirdy]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Well that's true. In fact, I don't have a child yet but I've seen a lot of people have that experience, when they have a child and a family, their time for gambling has decreased as well as the money used for gambling because it's only allocated to the needs of their children. The responsibility of having a child is no joke, so you should really limit the vices you do because the situation will be different unless you are an addict and you can't stop it, it is possible that you will just ignore the child because you don't have money to support him.

[Hispo]

Really? This may be the first time I have read about addiction to trading.
Unless I am misunderstanding. There is a clear difference between trading and gambling, mind you, but I have always thought was harder for anyone to get addicted to trading than gambling, specially because (unlike gambling) traders can opt to use some strategies not tomlose all their money or improve their chances of profitability.

According to the researches that I have made, there is trading addiction. Also that most traders are losing. Some will trade but later they will move to holding instead after significant losses. As people have lost big sum of money to gambling, so are people that lost huge amount of money to gambling. Although trading is different with gold analyses and strategies but most people trade and gamble more, only few use it to make money.

I know most traders lose money, last time I read about it I recall less than a 30% of traders could be able to get consistent earnings from their speculation strategies in the market, but I did not know there were even studies about it.
To me, the big difference between a casino and an exchange is how casinos make money out the laws of probabilities and the amount of people to lose money which goes directly to the casino trunks. While in the case of exchanges, they make money regardless of the market, the capitalize the volume of trades, thanks to fees.
I am inclined to think those studies you talk about must be about people who want to make a quick buck using the Future markets in exchanges, instead going for more traditional approaches like the Spot market, I have personally messed around with trading Spot and I don't find it to be as addicting as throwing dices or playing crash.   . However, my opinion may be not the best one, since I don't consider myself to be a professional trader and I have only managed to make a few bucks out of it.

If you don't mind, I would like to take a look at those studies, if you happen to have the links at hand.

[AmoreJaz]

Gambling is a high responsibility in itself and for any family person most especially if you are the financial supplier and all the family members depend on you, it then means that you have to reduce your gambling activities not even only in the amount you use to gamble, but also in your time management,  because combining gambling with family won't be an easy thing unless you choose to deliberately neglect one to the other.

Also when you have a limited bankroll you then need to calculate your reserves based on your expenses and if you discover that involving gambling in your daily expenses will drain you, since you are no longer single but have a family to fend for, it very advisable to quiet gambling or gamble with a limited amount of money that will not affect your family upkeep.

Having a family with kids will indeed change your life's choices especially when it comes to your gambling lifestyle. You are hypocrite if you will say to others that nothing change when you become a family man or woman. You have other priorities now and you are not only considering yourself in this journey but also other people who happen to be your loved ones.

[qwertyup23]

Yes definitely! Being a parent can have a huge impact on all of your habits especially that you are obligated to meet your responsibilities in the welfare of your children. In addition, there are tons of sacrifices that a parent must do in order to give the best of the care for their children.

For example, if you are addicted to gambling and you allocate a specific percentage of your income to it, then you must sacrifice and avoid (if possible) all throughout gambling since that allocation must be catered to your children. Not to mention, you must not influence your children to any environment that may affect their general welfare.

Gambling is a high responsibility in itself and for any family person most especially if you are the financial supplier and all the family members depend on you, it then means that you have to reduce your gambling activities not even only in the amount you use to gamble, but also in your time management,  because combining gambling with family won't be an easy thing unless you choose to deliberately neglect one to the other.

Also when you have a limited bankroll you then need to calculate your reserves based on your expenses and if you discover that involving gambling in your daily expenses will drain you, since you are no longer single but have a family to fend for, it very advisable to quiet gambling or gamble with a limited amount of money that will not affect your family upkeep.

Having a family with kids will indeed change your life's choices especially when it comes to your gambling lifestyle. You are hypocrite if you will say to others that nothing change when you become a family man or woman. You have other priorities now and you are not only considering yourself in this journey but also other people who happen to be your loved ones.

I definitely agree with you.

If OP thinks that having children will not change anything with their gambling habits then it is best for him to avoid kids for the meantime. Being a parent carries a huge responsibility that you must fulfill to the best of your ability.

[Bitinity]

I started gamble before I have my own small family and today I have 2 kids, does it change my gambling habits? Frankly speaking, no it does not change my habits but it changes my gambling budget. I have to reduce my gambling budget because I have to spend more money for my family. Anyway, we should have priority list to do in our life no matter we are single or we are married + kids already. Being single does not mean that we can spend more money than those who have family, being a parent does not mean that we should change our habits (not only gambling) but we should be more responsible. As long as losing some money in gambling will not affect your whole life and family, we are good to go.

[leonair]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When you gamble you have to accept that you are not making money there you are going to lose your money there so if you cannot afford that loss then you should not go there.  When you become a father you become a responsible person.  Then you have to take care of your family.  So after managing your family properly if you have enough money that even if you lose gambling it won't affect your family then you can gamble for some fun otherwise you shouldn't gamble.

[Yogee]

I mean that thing should be obvious if you are a responsible parent right? If you cannot give them even the basic necessities to your children then I think you have absolutely no right to gamble. That's just what's ideal but we know majority wouldn't follow that. Most people may not go to a casino or sit on a table for card games but they would still keep on buying lottery tickets everyday and say it's just a small amount.

[Bananington]

Having children is known to have a huge effect on the parents in so many ways and if we should speak of responsibility, it is the core truth every parent must abide by to raise great children that would help make the world a better place.

As such, if one thinks and knows in their heart that gambling is a bad or something that might of course be a burden to an immediate family's finance, the parents don't need anymore to tell them it's a bad investment even if the children are still small and perhaps unawares of their parents gambling habits.

Having children does create a new outlook of life for the parents and as such every deed must be checked properly. Still, making out time as the parents to have fun and do some of the things that once made sense and brought excitement, is the essence of life.

[Nrcewker]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Yes definitely, you have a family to take care of. In this situation, every money you bet should be properly analysed before placing the bets. You need to do proper risk management and set a budget for gambling. You need to gamble only that amount which you can afford to lose and doesn’t affect your family. Don’t gamble with the money which is required to pay the bills and daily necessities. If you tick all these things, and have extra funds for gamble, then it won’t be a bigger problem to gamble with family and responsibilities.

[tsaroz]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I don't have children at the moment but my educated guess says yes.
The way, amount and time I bet has been different since I got married. We both have a job and my wife isn't too concerned about my little expenses but she expects to be included in large financial decisions. And we have plans with budget allocations. There's no way I could move large amount of my salaries without her noticing. It prevents me from repeating the rage bet I had a few years ago. Most of my gambling budget now comes from bounties and from revenues of the website I operate.

[Samlucky O]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I have children but it doesn't change anything or put me on a tight budget. Whosoever that has love for gambling will not change their playing habit despite being a parents. Sometimes family unsettled responsibilities will be a motivation that will encourage you to stake higher maybe it might turn out to be a big win and change the story of your family. That is what gives me motivation and I have been using it for long.

I am in-charge of my family but it does affect me in any ways. Although some people might be acting weird or panic whenever they loose and chanell their agression to their family. But that is not the way to handle gambling case as a married couples.

[Asuspawer09]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I don't have any children yet, but in the future, if I already have children, I don't really wanna limit them to what they want to do, for sure if they are still kids I wouldn't allow them to gamble at all at any time, because I believed that if they are exposed to this kind of things they might develop some kind of habit when they grow up that might not be the best for them. But probably at the right age around when they are already in high school, I think they could probably already decide for themselves self, for sure it might not be the best thing to let them do but for me, it's better to let them develop their financial management allowing them to save on their own, I would just give them enough money for them like in a week and then he could budget it on there own if he wanted to gamble it he can but I wouldn't support it financially. I just want him to realize that it is not easy to earn money, I do multiple jobs and side hustle and I can say that earning money is very difficult.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

I do not know about gambling. But in trading, most traders are losing also just like gambling. Most traders that are married that were trading quit trading or reduce the money they are using to trade. I guess that is how gambling would be. But some people will just be different and be addicted, just like trading also and continue to gamble.

       -   When it comes to trading, what I know is that most of them actually lose, and in this matter or angle in a situation like this, it is the same with gambling here in the crypto business industry. But trading and gambling are not the same; the majority of our crypto community in this forum also knows this. Right?

But of course, it's a different matter when it comes to children's welfare, because as much as possible, we should not let them fall down at a young age. As much as possible, we should not show them this, even if gambling is a habit for us.

[Rampagoe004]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

If you are a wise parent, of course you will notice changes in your gambling habits when you have children. What I mean is that you will have to manage your gambling time and budget because you already have responsibilities to your family. Some of my gambling friends told me that they reduced their gambling budget to meet family needs. They can look for additional income if they want to increase their gambling budget. And that doesn't matter if you are not a gambling addict.

[SeaCoinCollector.]

Parenthood can change gambling habits because parents need to prioritize their family needs and budget. When having losses and you have children, it just not only affects you but also affects kids negatively and impacts the ability to provide for the family resulting in issues like mental health and family conflicts. If you are a parent, it's important to be cautious about the risk and family well being should always comes first.

[|MINER|]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

For doing gambling what I follow first it is the fund, The fund as I afford to loose I play gambling on that fund. And for have on or more children if I have the same currrent income then I have to reduce my fund for gambling and it is obvious and I think I wil able to do that. Because I am not that kind of hardcore gambler or not a addicted gambler. But in case of addicted gambler the scenario kind of change.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Of course, when you have a family, your burden will be greater, especially when you have children. Therefore, jobs or hobbies that affect finances will have to be considered much more carefully than before. Because if something happens, not only will you be affected, but it will also affect your wife and children. Only spend a very small part of your income to satisfy your passion for gambling, and absolutely do not continue playing if you lose all that money.
I had a family and my spending and gambling habits are very different than before. I can't risk spending as much money gambling as when I was single, my responsibilities are heavier, I'm aware of that so my gambling habits have to change accordingly. My experience for you is to adapt to this little by little, it will be very uncomfortable at first, but think about the future of your children and family, you will be motivated to change your habits.

[Hirose UK]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When men start family, they become the head of the family who is responsible for providing education to the children, guiding the wife to be better, providing decent home and providing support.
It is clear that man responsibility as head of the family plays very important role and must be able to have an income that is far more than sufficient to support his family, the main priority is the family and other things such as pleasure must be put aside.

I married, have children and of course I responsible for meeting my daily needs, whether it is for school fees, food or other needs.
There are always restrictions on what I do in gambling, working and owning business are the main places in having steady income so managing money can be much easier.
But I admit that when have family and have children gambling activity decreases significantly even though used to be crazy or addicted gambler, but as time goes by realize that family is everything and the most valuable.
Even though I still continue to gamble, at least I don't forget my obligations to my family and I can still provide what my family needs, after all, I gamble only with the money that is allocated to be received if it is lost.

[_act_]

I mean that thing should be obvious if you are a responsible parent right? If you cannot give them even the basic necessities to your children then I think you have absolutely no right to gamble. That's just what's ideal but we know majority wouldn't follow that. Most people may not go to a casino or sit on a table for card games but they would still keep on buying lottery tickets everyday and say it's just a small amount.

You can have a wife and children and still gamble if you are not wasting money on gambling. Let us say you are receiving $1000 monthly and you are using just $10 to $50 to gamble. That is still good if it is not affecting you and your family at all. But once you are gambling, getting addicted, using more than the amount of money that you can afford to lose to gamble, that is when you should not gamble, even if you are not a family man. But I think most family man may reduce how often they are gambling or not gambling anymore.

[davis196]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I've seen horror stories about gambling addicts having a family and going flat broke(wasting everything on gambling).
It depends of the person. Some people are more responsible, so they change their habits after having a kid. Other people are just irresponsible idiots, who are always ready to leave their family and run away. I don't have kids and I don't think that I will ever have any kids, so I guess that my moderate gambling lifestyle won't be changed. Why are you asking this question? Do you have kids? Do you plan having kids in the near future?

[Crypt0Gore]

I do not know about gambling. But in trading, most traders are losing also just like gambling. Most traders that are married that were trading quit trading or reduce the money they are using to trade. I guess that is how gambling would be. But some people will just be different and be addicted, just like trading also and continue to gamble.

Those traders that are quitting are just not good enough, I have a trading mentor who is very good at it and he have three kids he is raising, he is very good at chart reading and he respects the chart, whenever I question him about trading he always say that it depend on what the chart says.

Gambling isn't like trading, one is all about luck and the other is about how good you are at reading the chart, trading also have stop losses advantage, to avoid your trade going against you, there is no such thing in gambling.

Either trading or gambling, you need to make sure that it doesn't affect your family, be responsible with these dangerous way of making money, risk only what won't affect your family and your responsibility.

[Agbamoni]

When there is much responsibility on a gambler there are two ways, they react to it if they are a consistent gambling.

1. Some gamblers will see that they are in a tight position. They will choose to reduce the amount they allocate for gambling daily and also find a way to reduce risk so that they won't lose money unnecessary. Only few gamblers will act this way at least one who is not addicted and another one who is knows the importance of having so much responsibility and is a responsible gambler.

2. Why some would see it as a chance to find more money to support the family, hoping that they will have that money through gambling and gambling alone. I see these set of persons as addictive gamblers. They don't understand the effect of losing so much so they rather lose leaving their responsibility for the wife to take care of hoping that one day they will become millionaires overnight and take good care of their family.

[rojan]

For doing gambling what I follow first it is the fund, The fund as I afford to loose I play gambling on that fund. And for have on or more children if I have the same currrent income then I have to reduce my fund for gambling and it is obvious and I think I wil able to do that. Because I am not that kind of hardcore gambler or not a addicted gambler. But in case of addicted gambler the scenario kind of change.

I have seen some gamblers lose the funds they used to gamble and start gambling with a lot of money. I was addicted to gambling for several days due to which I lost a lot of money.  Maybe they don't have that much addiction. I have some friends who took from the bank for gambling but they lost the gambling and now the bank is in possession of the properties they had. Seeing this fate of my friends, I want to stay away from gambling.

[TravelMug]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

We always says that gamblers should learn how to prioritize things, and so if they take care of their family first then maybe they will not be play or gamble as often as they like because they have to bring food in the table 24x7. However, if someone is really that addicted, we don't know, we have heard addicted gamblers doing the worst and not thinking about their family. So it's really hard to answer this question. It could really depend on how the gamblers will look at his life and his kids. From my experience, I lessen my gambling when I have my first children, as I have said, I know what is important to me that time and that is not my gambling habits.

[swogerino]

If you care for your children then surely yes.To me at least it happens like that,when I am about to go and deposit again because of the rage of losing I think that by doing so I risk to not fulfill all of the desires that my child may have and I immediately end the gambling there.

Of course there are a lot of irresponsible gamblers who do not care for themselves and their family and all they want is to gamble and just gamble not thinking about the consequences.Do not be like these guys.

[arwin100]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

This will matter depends on your budget and if you fall in a low income worker category then much better if you don't think about to gamble since you are just making all things complicated and instead think about wasting your money on unsure situations much better if you just spend your money on more important things that can make your family life comfortable.
But if you have extra since you have multiple income stream and can able to handle some losses since everything is fine and you are in control then gambling is for you since no other things that can give a conflict on your activity and can make sure that everything is fine since you still have money to use on important matter and also have other funds to use for extra curricular activities.

[yahoo62278]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

If you have children and you are spending your bill money, food money, or anything else that should be used for your family then IMO you're a moron and a waste of human life. 1st responsibility should be to your family, then if you have the extra, you can gamble a little.

[Crypto Library]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Of course responsibility increases after having children, in that case if someone is irresponsible then he will gamble beyond his afford zone. But I don't think there's anything wrong with gambling after having kids within your afford. But here one thing must be taken care that gambling should be limited till enjoyment so that it never reaches addiction which can bring trouble for your family.

I do not know about gambling. But in trading, most traders are losing also just like gambling. Most traders that are married that were trading quit trading or reduce the money they are using to trade. I guess that is how gambling would be. But some people will just be different and be addicted, just like trading also and continue to gamble.

Buddy I think you are mixing up trading and gambling I don't think those are the same things this to our totally different from each other. And yes what you have said is right that most of the trader face loss because they are not the professional in trading most of the people don't know how to do technical analysis or they don't even the basic fundamental knowledge so in this case those trader face loss you can also say those who don't do analysis and investing trading they are like same as gambler

[sompitonov]

It certainly does, but again, it happens differently depending on the psychology of the person. I think there are examples when upbringing is very difficult for someone, constant lack of sleep, children’s crying, all this usually divides the life of parents into BEFORE and AFTER. Generally speaking, I think that for some this can lead to mild depression, the consequences of which can affect their involvement in gambling as an activity in which a person seems to be hiding from the outside world and children. The player can go crazy there simply by losing money and showing various emotions. But there are also players who, having children, on the contrary, behave extremely responsibly, so much so that they will never get involved in gambling until the children reach an old age and become independent. Here I also see the danger in the fact that the player can indulge in sudden permissiveness and accumulated emotions that he has not shown for many long years and give free rein to his feelings.

[ethereumhunter]

Yes, parents can changes their gambling habits and will gives priorities to their children and family because they knows that's the important things in their life. They will not try to playing gambling too often and will reduces their habits because of their family and children. Some parents will stops their gambling activity because they don't want to losing money from gambling and they knows that the money is better for their family and not deserves to be used for playing gambling. But we knows that some parents will still playing gambling and still trying to allocates some money to their habits. But they also allocates the other money for their children and family.

[Natsuu]

Having kids definitely shakes up your gaming routine. Tight budgets and less free time come with the parenting package. You might find yourself playing less or on a budget-friendly console and losing a game hits differently when you're the one in charge of a family. The guilt of spending time gaming instead of handling parental duties can make losses sting a bit more plus gaming expenses might take a back seat to more pressing family needs. It's all about finding that balance between being a gamer and a responsible parent where losses in games are weighed against the larger backdrop of family life

[Eternad]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Yeah right if you are a responsible parents but there’s still some people that leave the responsibility of their child to wife while the husband can do whatever he want as long as he can provide money for his family. This question will vary based on the family arrangement and financial capability of a person because someone rich can still gamble like normal even if he has a child to support since his salary is sufficient to cover everything.

It’s up to the person priorities but normally people on a normal family will slow down on gambling and focus on his family since expenses grow along with the children growth so it’s only normal to stop gambling expenses and focus to family.

[bitzizzix]

You have to change your gambling when you get married and have children because that has to be your priority financially, and I felt the change I had to accept.
Before I got married and had children, I gambled endlessly with my time and money because I had nothing to take care of, and after having a family and children I had to change my gambling habits.
I used to gamble almost every day without worrying about spending money, and now I only gamble on weekends for just a few dollars and that too if I have the urge to gamble. Because I put my family's needs first, especially my children, when they want something and I have to be able to make it happen.

[Rabata]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I don't think there are any people who would be able to handle normal gambling life if such a responsibility impose on them. Of course, when a gambler is entrusted with managing his family, the type of gambling pattern also changes. I know a gambler who used to indulge in gambling before his marriage but had to go out in search of regular work when his family grew. He can't gamble even if he wants to. Moreover, even if he lost earlier, he would not have had any problem, but now he has to regularly provide money for the family. He has to spend that money for any family work. When I questioned him about this, he replied that he had more responsibilities outside of gambling. He also has to fulfil that responsibility.

[arjunmujay]

if we have been addicted to gambling. Of course it will be difficult to stop playing. To get around this, usually many people only use a small portion of their income to gamble. and others for family needs. So in this way, the family's needs are still met and our gambling addiction is still overcome, even though it's not like it used to be. but at least you can still be satisfied and be able to gamble.

[Gozie51]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities.

Sure. The more you expound your family through childbirth, the more the financial commitment and responsibilities.

Sometimes you're on a tight budget.

Not sometimes but almost all the time. Taking care of family is takes more from the parents. The children doesn't understand any other thing apart from their needs which must be met if you want a happy home and enjoy your kids and wife. If you don't meet those needs be sure you will have a nagging wife with colouration of disrespect  

Can being a parent change our playing habits?

Certainly so because having a family is a big responsibility that drains someone out financially especially if you are not financially buoyant and even it is a strain on average family. Therefore, to combine gambling expenses with having a family is quite challenging. If you are a family person, a lose is more painful than a single man who only takes care of his own need as one person . So it makes the responsible family man to either slow down his betting budget, certain risks may be minimised unlike those still single.

Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Surely. A single man can easily work away in loses without much sad feeling but because a family man has more responsibility, he would almost express regrets after the lose. In some cases you will hear some in offline gambling shop secretly saying to themselves that they would have used that money to buy diaper for the baby at home but they only wanted to try their luck and now that they have lost the money, that they are stranded. There are different regrets expressed by family men when they lose bets because of the huge family commitments.

[Davidvictorson]

I don't have children, but I have a cousin who was pretty much into parlay and sport betting during his single years. Once he got engaged and had two children, he completely quit betting on both football and basketball (his favorite sports to wager money on). So I believe there is indeed an effect about having children and one's gambling habits, the order of priorities simply changes and most of responsible people understand now they must take care of human lives by their own.
If I ever end up having children on my own, I will probably step down on gambling and some video game habits. Though, there is still a long path ahead for me.

This is a story that should be emulated. For anyone looking for the motivation to take this step, he it is.

In my own opinion, I want to believe that there are people who have put an end date to their gambling. No, these people are not gambling addicts. They make a pact with themselves that they would completely quit gambling or reduce their rate of gambling when , they get married, secure an employment, reach at certain age bracket, when they attain a certain social status, that they'll quit. And true to their words, they do it.

As for getting married and having kids, the value a person places on them determines their priority.

[Maus0728]

That depends, having a kid will either make or break someone, what I mean by that is when you're already a gambler (for the sake of the example) and you've got a kid, either the kid will stress you out which will lead you to find avenues of recreation to have some break from that life of taking care of that kid which stresses you out or if it's the thing that will lead you to change your habits, say you're constantly gambling at a weekly basis but when you've got a kid, you've told yourself that you would be better for your kid and so your habit became a monthly until you don't even gamble in a month anymore.

What you feel with losses and wins are more intense too when you've got a kid because that money that you've lost could've went to somewhere that would benefit the kid, same with the win but the case with win is some people might not even consider giving something to their kid or contribute to their needs, some wins of these gamblers most likely will go back to playing another round.

So in a way, having a kid definitely makes you change your habits and if you think otherwise, that having a kid doesn't change your habits, that can only mean that you're going to be a bad parent because you don't know how to compromise or develop as a person for someone that you're supposed to love, nurture, and make them as a better person than you although the last part about you can still do it to your kid, they can become a better person than you because you've already set the bar too low for them when it comes to improvement as a person.

[CryptSafe]

OP although I am not parenting currently but I can tell from the things I have seen parents go through in bringing up children. We all are from a home and we can attest what our parents go through while we were growing up as kids. Imagine you as a parent looking for alternative means of survival to meet up with family needs and you decide to gamble just to earn money from it and unfortunately you lose all your bet and looking at the comparative advantage of it being used in the house to you losing it to gamble, how does that feels?

The money that could have been useful or helpful in the house now lost to gambling which you never know what the end results could be buy under assumption you played the game but looking at it the other way round, that money could have sustained your family  maybe paying for some bills or adding more food stuffs to the house.

Not only that,  as the children are growing up, they learn whatever they see their parents doing and as such if they continue seeing their parents gambling, it keeps record in their memory and they would definitely pick it up and as they grow, they begin to practice it because but as parents would definitely not want their child to do that, they would definitely limit their gambling lifestyle and adjust so that their children do not copy that.

[Pi-network314159]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

For sure who has responsibilities would find it difficult to gamble expecially if you are married with kids. Each time you think of gambling you think of your responsibilities feeling that what if this game didn't work out as thought, how will I fell knowing true well that your family need the money more than any other thing. In summary, a married man has more possibilities of being in a tight budget than the single man,who is not married because the mindset of a married man is different from the thinking of others.

[Fiatless]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Getting married and having children changes the financial condition of a man. If you still earn the same as when you are single,  you might have to readjust your gambling budget. You will have to prioritize your children expenses than gambling. And when you have a tight budget,  gambling will have to be dropped or reduced because the family must survive. Any gambler that uses money for family upkeep for gambling is irresponsible.

I am not a parent but I lived on this planet long enough to witness people who have a family and gambling problems. losing money you cannot afford to lose can be debilitating to your family's financial security. so yeah, if you have a family and you are on a tight budget, your gambling habits SHOULD change, your kids and your family's well-being is your priority, and gambling can wait.

This is one of the major causes of divorce in my area. Young families are having issues because the father believes that gambling is an alternative source of income. It will be better if they seek a high-paying job or other sources of income if they want to continue with their gambling budget.

[piebeyb]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I only have one child and it feels like a heavy responsibility to pay for my child so I don't waste extra money on gambling, that's why I limit my budget and my gambling time so I can share time with family like my wife and children, if asked Regarding changing habits, it doesn't seem to be the case because I still gamble as usual, the same as before I got married, so it also depends on each person, for me there doesn't seem to be any change whether I have a child or not, it's not much different.

I don't think too much about losses because I don't gamble to make money but just to have fun, even though sometimes I feel like I'm losing and losing for me is part of a game and gambling that I agreed to beforehand, sometimes people find it strange that they want to gamble but only want to win but they are afraid of losing and losing, even though in fact they should be able to limit their budget, not avoid losing, because every gambler will experience defeat and loss, the point is, it depends on the budget and the money used, at least use money that is ready to be lost. Don't overdo it just because you want to win big  

[coin-investor]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

If the parent is a responsible parent then he will stop or minimize playing, responsible parents should prioritize the needs of their family before their vice, they can only gamble if he has spare money, but if on a tight budget all the money should go to food for the tables and for paying bills.
The start of having a broken family is when the father prioritizes gambling then the needs of the family, if you have a big family and your salary or profit coming from your business is not big enough to support your gambling sessions then it's better to minimize it.

In my case we have five in our family so I minimize my spending on gambling, I gamble almost daily but my allocation is not big enough that I can still cover paying our bills and having food on the table, a man should prioritize what's important in his life and family is the one that should matter for us in this world.

[348Judah]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Ofcourse it should because you're now tied to a lot of responsibilities, which one are you going to prioritize over the other, or will one say because of his love and addiction for gambling, he will become irresponsible for his children by choosing gambling over them as his first priority, we have to know how we will be able to manage the two without one being affected by any reason, but the children should come first in place, they cannot be hungry and we are using the money with us to gamble, except for those that have no financial challenges in raising their children, but still yet, children are more important because they needed our attention sometimes.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

All you have said is positive in the life of a family man who is into gambling, for a fact, i myself have a family, a wife and three kids, and should I say that for like three getting to four months now, I've not played a single game on any casino, due to important family issues I am trying to sort out, which amongst them is my children school fees, which is very high at the moment due to high inflation of things in my country, my house rent which will be due by the beginning of April, and just yesterday, my landlord contacted me telling me he as double the amount again, which mean, I am paying double of the amount I paid last year, this and many more miscallicious expenses have made me not have any extra or what I choose to call left over money to spend on gambling.

So yeah, having a family, children and all that does influence one's habit when it comes to gambling, I used to risk up to a hundred dollars on gambling every two weeks or lesser, and sometimes., I loss all of this money and still move on like nothing happened, but this day, I can't even afford losing $5 in a week and it will show in my finances, because right now, every penny have become really important.

[Solosanz]

It depends.

If you're a billionaire, how it can cause a problem?

If you're just an Average Joe especially people who live from paycheck to paycheck, obviously having a children will influence anything including your gambling habits. Some people might quit gambling because they realize if the monthly needs increased, while some people would become a gambling addict because they're frustrated to earn more money.

[uneng]

Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Of course! When you have children and a family, your expenses are going to rise considerably, so you have to adapt your budget to your new reality in order to not let your family in need. It means you will spend more money with basic stuff, like food, electricity and water bills, medics and medicines for your children, clothing, toys and accessories, day care center fees and so on... That is why the decision of having children, marrying or even having sex should be very well analyzed before executed.

The consequences will be for the rest of your life, and nothing is going to be the same anymore. If you value your freedom, or if you don't have enough financial conditions to give this step in your life, then don't do this. Many people act without thinking carefully, and once they see, they have already commited a big mistake which can't be undone. Then 'adios' to gambling routine, partying out with friends, playing sports frequently and doing what you want when you wish to do.

[PX-Z]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Depends on how responsible a person is. Some changes and priorities their family, some don't, some become addicted more due to stress or whatever they experience.

As for me, i'm not a problematic gambler, i gamble like occasional, and it never changed me even i already have a 3 year old buddy.

[Hispo]

I don't have children, but I have a cousin who was pretty much into parlay and sport betting during his single years. Once he got engaged and had two children, he completely quit betting on both football and basketball (his favorite sports to wager money on). So I believe there is indeed an effect about having children and one's gambling habits, the order of priorities simply changes and most of responsible people understand now they must take care of human lives by their own.
If I ever end up having children on my own, I will probably step down on gambling and some video game habits. Though, there is still a long path ahead for me.

This is a story that should be emulated. For anyone looking for the motivation to take this step, he it is.

In my own opinion, I want to believe that there are people who have put an end date to their gambling. No, these people are not gambling addicts. They make a pact with themselves that they would completely quit gambling or reduce their rate of gambling when , they get married, secure an employment, reach at certain age bracket, when they attain a certain social status, that they'll quit. And true to their words, they do it.

As for getting married and having kids, the value a person places on them determines their priority.

It should be emulated if the person believes indeed it is the best thing to do for themselves and also for the well being of their family, yes. Though, someone who has become very used to gamble (responsibly) probably will end missing to wager money as they used to. Going cold turkey on gambling or sport betting is difficult for many of they do not find another hobby to occupy their minds with, so instead going cold turkey, it would be enough to adjust their wager/gambling budget, so it wont affect their family life.
In terms of social status, ironically, I believe that while a person continue to do better economically or socially, they could be more tempted to go back into gambling because of how good things have become in their life.
When comes to age, I believe there is no a specific age to quit gambling, hence why you see the elderly spending much of their day in casinos, in those cases I believe they have become pretty much economically stable or they needs are taken care of by their families.

The story of my cousin is one of someone who managed to be responsible, though, there are better stories out there to make examples out of.

[DabsPoorVersion]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Depending on an individual behavior. There are some gamblers who even if they have a lot of children, don't even care about the amount of money they spend on gambling as long as they can spend time gambling that will make them satisfied. Even with the tight budget, they continue to play and try their luck for the possibility to win huge amounts of money.

[Spaceman1000$]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Of course being a parent can change your gambling playing habit especially if you are a heavy staker, being a parent will make you reduce your staking power because most times your always on budget, and you know the heavy the staking power the heavy the reward, which parenting wouldn't allow you spend huge amount on gambling, because you have a family to run, and the day to day running of a family is strictly in your hands, so have to adjust your spending limit. Parenting and taking care of a children can also reduce your gamble playing time, especially if your someone that spends much time when gambling, so when kids are involve you definitely have to reduce your time and focus on taking care of your kids and spending time with them.

At first it will be very taxing for you to combine both parenting and creating time for gambling, but over time you will see yourself creating space for gambling time, because you'll be adjusting to a new reality.

[SmartGold01]

I think I have to answer this question correctly because currently I have a daughter and  I know what it takes being a mother and as well gambling, most times when source of income is very low you look for other alternatives to increase your income by gambling with the little you have thinking you would secure winning yet doesn't come through.

Most times it's very hard when you have much kids around because the pressure for needs and wants is always increase and as a responsible parent you would do all your best to keep your family afloat by providing all they wants which also engages you to gamble in order to increase your earnings.
Sometimes those who has family are often becoming more gambling addicts due to their much responsibility and demand from family.

As a Gambler the easiest way to control this is to look for additional work to keep you earning in order to relief you from family pressure and less becoming a gambler otherwise relying on winning from gambling would caused more harm to you because you would always wants to double every little amount that comes into your hands.

[bluebit25]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Yep, if you have children, you will have less free time to devote to personal hobbies. So you may have to be selective with your leisure activities and focus on those that you can share with your child or can do quickly in your free time. Responsible for yourself and your family, it is important that you balance your time between all activities. This will help you reduce stress and maintain good mental health, which is important so you can take the best care of your children. When you have children, you have more things to worry about and protect. When you experience loss, you may feel more grief and loss. I think if you are feeling difficult, seek support from your partner, family, friends,... as long as you don't cause yourself to lose control.

[GideonGono]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Yes having a family would affect it, specially if you really care about them.
Most of the time you would only think about what they need and what could make them happy, so gambling or personal happiness wouldn't be your priority.
I would rather spend money on my child than to gamble or risk it, that is what I think most of the time when I am being tempted to gamble.
I would also think that the amount I would gamble could be used for my child to buy what they need.

[madnessteat]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

In my experience, having children changes your outlook on life a lot, and it's not just about gambling. You become more responsible in almost everything.

Before I didn't have children I could spend half of my monthly salary in casinos. Now I don't allow myself such spending as my desires are not as important as my children's lives.

Of course there are people who are not changed even by having children, but it seems to me that this is probably an exception to the rule rather than a pattern.

[alastantiger]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When you have kids and you are a responsible father, you know that you are supposed to be a role model to your kids and a leader to your spouse. This thought and mentality alone changes your perspective about life and gambling. While the parent may not quit gambling entirely, you will see that they will reduce their bet size, gambling frequency and other gambling activities. I think could happen intentionally, or just naturally.

Being a parent and gambling means there are serious consequences if you do not straighten up your life. One of which is the loss of your family. No man would ever like to experience this.

[Iroh]

I think for a lot of people, children are the reality check that is needed for the individual to turn over a new leaf and become more responsible with his actions and habits.
Infants and young children require a great deal of care and attention and they’ve got a whole lot old needs that has to be provided. Someone irresponsible just cannot juggle between being a good parent and being at the casino gambling.
Read a thread way back about a father who was supposed to watch over the kids but still left them to go gamble.

If you’re purely an irresponsible individual, having kids won’t change anything.

[Kelvinid]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

If you are a responsible father, I couldn't think we have to spend more money and time on gambling but rather give priority to our family and kids. If you are a heavy gambler before, that will really be changed.

I'm not in that kind of experience but I know how to control my gambling habits even though I have no big family yet. For the word responsible, it means a lot, and even though we only have 1 kid, I don't think we need to wait to compromise our finances before controlling our gambling habits. It was not a good idea nor we should have to experience that thing before we realized our wrong financial practices.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I think for a lot of people, children are the reality check that is needed for the individual to turn over a new leaf and become more responsible with his actions and habits.
Infants and young children require a great deal of care and attention and they’ve got a whole lot old needs that has to be provided. Someone irresponsible just cannot juggle between being a good parent and being at the casino gambling.
Read a thread way back about a father who was supposed to watch over the kids but still left them to go gamble.

If you’re purely an irresponsible individual, having kids won’t change anything.

Well, people change actually, and there is nothing like being an purely irresponsible person, the father who left his two year olds kids to go gambling did that on his own, it's his habit or character, and we can't because of that, conclude that people don't change from their old ways to being better when the need arises and they care.

I've seen hardcore criminals whom the world believed will never change, but surprisingly, they got married, had children, and the men completely changed for they of their children, like one confessed, he said he just wanted to be there for his boy, watch him grow into an adult and be there to correct him any time the boy tries to go the wrong way, since he himself have being there in all and have seen there is no benefits in such lifestyle.

Some parents who gambling have destroyed their lives, or have seen gambling destroy other people's live, destroy their homes and so on, and do not wish or want same to happen to their own family will definitely change, either by reducing the way the gamble, or stopping gambling completely, so as to be able to give his or her family the complete attention they deserve.

[electronicash]

I think for a lot of people, children are the reality check that is needed for the individual to turn over a new leaf and become more responsible with his actions and habits.
Infants and young children require a great deal of care and attention and they’ve got a whole lot old needs that has to be provided. Someone irresponsible just cannot juggle between being a good parent and being at the casino gambling.
Read a thread way back about a father who was supposed to watch over the kids but still left them to go gamble.

If you’re purely an irresponsible individual, having kids won’t change anything.

Well, people change actually, and there is nothing like being an purely irresponsible person, the father who left his two year olds kids to go gambling did that on his own, it's his habit or character, and we can't because of that, conclude that people don't change from their old ways to being better when the need arises and they care.

I've seen hardcore criminals whom the world believed will never change, but surprisingly, they got married, had children, and the men completely changed for they of their children, like one confessed, he said he just wanted to be there for his boy, watch him grow into an adult and be there to correct him any time the boy tries to go the wrong way, since he himself have being there in all and have seen there is no benefits in such lifestyle.

Some parents who gambling have destroyed their lives, or have seen gambling destroy other people's live, destroy their homes and so on, and do not wish or want same to happen to their own family will definitely change, either by reducing the way the gamble, or stopping gambling completely, so as to be able to give his or her family the complete attention they deserve.

criminals turned to be responsible after having a family sounds better than that father who left his 2-year-old kid. i remember that thread. he won actually but too late, his neighbor already reported him to the authorities.

new parents i think yes will change his gambling behavior, he may even quit on the spot because he knows the hard part is yet to come. fathers think of the future and want to ensure their kids will have a better chance of getting success in life.

me for example, the only coins i gamble are the ones i also earn from staking. its all just extra and sometimes the free spins. 

[chaser15]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

No one knows. There are even broken families because of gambling as a main reason.

 Sometimes, gambling habit becomes even worse too after having an own family. If it's just simple to change a person's too much addiction to gambling, we shouldn't see families today having gambling as one of the big problems they encounter in their everyday lives.

The change in gambling habits will depend on how serious and responsible the person is to change for good.

[Slow death]

In my opinion, the important rule is: only play with money you can afford to lose. It works for all scenarios, for example if you have a very young child and other children and you see that the bills are very tight, then in this scenario it is best that the person should do and stay away from gambling because paying bills is a priority, and If a person wants to play then they need to make an effort to earn more money to pay the bills and have more money left over to play. I always say that people shouldn't look at games as the only forms of fun that exist in the world, if a person doesn't have money to play, then that person can find other ways that are less expensive to have fun.

example of a person who has children because they spend more time having fun with their children, they can play video games, they can play cards with their wife, they can take their children to the beach, they can take their children to the animal park, these are cheap things that a person can do it to have fun, many people get depressed because they are not playing, they keep crying and complaining because they are not playing as if games were the only forms of fun that exist. I've even been wondering why people keep thinking that gambling is the only way to have fun? The only explanation I can see is that people know there are other forms of fun, but they want to gamble because they are dreaming of high profits

[GxSTxV]

Gambling is known to be an addictive activity where most of people spend huge amounts of money impulsively.

Now for a single person,  it can be bearable as the person who gambles is responsible on his own self and can manage the losses he receives sometimes. But for a person who is responsible on his family especially if he has kids it is risky to have gambling habits.

In my opinion, a gambler should always know how to stop and when to stop,  for a case like this when you get to the age of making a family you should be stable by then having enough money to provide for your family being away of anything that is risky.

[Rockstarguy]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I think this is the same ignorance that gamblers go into thinking that they can generate money in gambling.  Gambling is unpredictable, and the worst thing is to have a mindset that money can be generated from gambling. Gambling is always dangerous when you expect so much from gambling win . I will not advice one to see gambling as form generating money to depend on  because depending in gambling to make money can lead one in getting addicted and it is so dangerous to expect much from gambling as a source of income.  Gambling lifestyle like this has led many people into problem that .

I think it is better to get something else a hustle than thinking of taking gambling as a source of income,  gambling should be seen as a fun and not away to generate steady income because it is impossible to make money from gambling always.

[killerfrost]

Before you were a parent, your spending might have been like a pie chart with a big slice for hobbies like gambling. But when the little one arrives, that pie chart gets a whole lot more complex. New slices pop up for childcare, education, and all sorts of other stuff. Naturally, the "gambling" slice gets smaller, not because it's suddenly bad, but because other things become more important.

Being a parent also means being a role model, and nobody wants their kid to associate gambling with bad feelings or losing control. So, even if you enjoy it, it's important to do it responsibly and keep those negative emotions in check around the kiddos.

Different cultures also have different views on gambling. Some see it as a harmless way to unwind, while others might consider it a no-go. These cultural norms can definitely influence how parents see gambling, especially if they want to raise their kids within those values.

Ultimately, it's all about finding balance. Parenthood doesn't mean giving up everything you enjoy, but it does mean being mindful and making sure your hobbies, like gambling responsibly, don't come at the expense of your family's well-being.

[Becassine]

Thank you for all your answers, it took me a long time to read them all. Now for a second question: it seems that more men than women play, could this have something to do with managing the family budget? Would mothers be more involved in managing the family budget?

PS: and I've seen the question passed around: I have two boys and I saw BTC at $800, but I considered then that it wasn't reasonable at the time.

[asyakashi]

I don't have children yet, and if I do have children, I will prioritize my responsibilities as a father, and if my finances support me, maybe I will set aside some of it to allocate my gambling capital.

[agustina2]

Now for a second question: it seems that more men than women play, could this have something to do with managing the family budget? Would mothers be more involved in managing the family budget?

Can you elaborate clearly on what you are trying to ask? Sorry if I'm too slow lol.

How does it go to manage the budget concerns when it comes to more men being involved in gambling?

As much as I want to understand the second question, the question doesn't have to do with gambling in general or anything about gambling habits.

[southerngentuk]

For someone with a family, especially one they financially support, gambling becomes a delicate act, like walking a tightrope. It requires a careful balance between responsible entertainment and fulfilling family obligations. When you become a family provider, your priorities shift. The needs of your loved ones take center stage, and responsible financial management becomes paramount. Gambling, once viewed as a casual activity, now requires careful consideration of its potential impact on the family's well-being.

Gambling, by its very nature, demands time. Whether it's online or at a physical location, the time spent engaging with it comes at the expense of other activities. Balancing this time commitment with family time is crucial. Neglecting family responsibilities for the sake of gambling can lead to strained relationships and a breakdown in communication. When resources become limited, like in a family setting, responsible budgeting takes precedence. Gambling should never become a drain on essential family expenses. Individuals need to assess their financial situation realistically and gamble with strictly limited funds that wouldn't jeopardize their family's basic needs and financial security.

[Becassine]

Now for a second question: it seems that more men than women play, could this have something to do with managing the family budget? Would mothers be more involved in managing the family budget?

Can you elaborate clearly on what you are trying to ask? Sorry if I'm too slow lol.

How does it go to manage the budget concerns when it comes to more men being involved in gambling?

As much as I want to understand the second question, the question doesn't have to do with gambling in general or anything about gambling habits.

It's not easy to rephrase this question. I'll think about it ... (Sorry)

[Marvelman]

Can being a parent change our playing habits?

Yes. I'm absolutely devastated! Turns out casinos frown upon toddlers flinging sticky candy at slot machines. Who knew? Now I have to spend all my precious winnings on a babysitter. The struggle is real.

Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family?

Yes, absolutely! The wife stashed away all my credit cards again. And my teenagers just realized college ain't cheap and started bugging me about saving up money and  guess that family trip to Tahiti will have to wait a few more years. . . or decades at this rate!  Oh well, that's life..  

It's not easy to rephrase this question. I'll think about it ... (Sorry)

What's not easy? Just express your thoughts differently!

As far as I can see, you assume that men are in charge of managing the family budget. Obviously, you're not married yet... 

[stomachgrowls]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

On the time that i have been married or on the time that i have decided to settle down with my loved ones then everything is really that changed. The things that you are getting involved with when you are still single
would definitely be left off behind and there's no way that you could be able to bring out on the time  that you would really be raising up with your own family.Lets put up for example about gambling,
on the time that you are a heavy gambler way back when you are still single, then on the time that you would be having a family then everything would changed up.
You cant really just that continue on what you are spending or doing because you do know that you do have that responsibility to bare off with.

You cant really just that proceed and continue on what you are doing because thats a sign of irresponsibility on the time that you would really be having those kind of
approach on things.Its not ideal on spending up unwisely on the time that you do have a family to raise up.

[LUCKMCFLY]

What I recommend to OP is that when he has children he has a good financial situation first, because the expense is normal, from the moment you get your wife pregnant, from there your pocket begins to be emptied of a very Cruel mother , because I treat them, every month, every month, the exams, all that is money, well at least in my country it is like that, so that it is and has a good average attention because you have to pay for that, for the rest you can do whatever it takes to get free things for governments or aid, but it will never be the Same, and it is inevitable to have your Money pay for your clinic and guarantee the safety of your son and your wife, so if OP wants to have children, well, you are the best in the World ,  but you have to Affer them Everything, what are you going to change your game habit? Of course yes, Absolutely, that is a reality, you cannot be forced to think that you are going to take care of your child and then you are going to Play for hours or with the intensity that you do now, no, it did not Work like that.

In fact, from the first moment she gives Birth, Your Duty as a father is to help your wife, help your son and also work at the same time, because they do need to go to the doctor, take your wife to the doctor. , that is not something so Easy and all of that, as I Told you, translates into expense, also the diapers, metaqerna milk, vitamins, all of that must be Guaranteed , if she gives birth by cesarean section everything will be more difficult, for you, Because you have to say Goodbye to sleep, because you won't sleep, you will be on the day almost when you fall Asleep, you will only be able to sleep when the baby sleeps and every 3 hours you should help your wife so that the Baby can Breastfeed , in reality this is For Parents who are responsible, because there are many who ignore it and prefer their parents alone, even if you don't want that , then you must hire a 24/7 Nurse,  Always with your Wife and your baby, to take care of them all. Just if you see it that Way it's better, but that's still a big expense, so what about gaming habits? You Won't even have time to play, but you know, all that is nice, it's not ugly.

[len01]

even if I already have children, it will not have any influence on my gambling activities.
this means that even though I have family members such as children and a wife, I will not consider all of that as a heavy burden and indeed as a husband I have a big responsibility to provide support for my children and wife, but it is a ridiculous mindset if there is a gambler who gambles just because the pressure of responsibility from his family who have to provide for their children and consider gambling as a place to make money.
even though I gamble, currently I never have the slightest thought of gambling any time to earn extra money because I prefer to work in a company to earn a salary and give that money to support my family members.

as a married man, of course everything will change when you have children and the stress of your mind becomes heavier, you have to keep thinking about earning money to raise your child, but my advice to anyone is never to put hope in getting money from gambling and if you want to earn extra money, it's better to open own business and continue to work at another company.

[Becassine]

As far as I can see, you assume that men are in charge of managing the family budget. Obviously, you're not married yet... 

As far as I can see, you don't read my messages 

Women must be so rare on this forum that many of you think you're answering to a man. Interesting 

[Ever-young]

For someone with a family, especially one they financially support, gambling becomes a delicate act, like walking a tightrope. It requires a careful balance between responsible entertainment and fulfilling family obligations. When you become a family provider, your priorities shift. The needs of your loved ones take center stage, and responsible financial management becomes paramount. Gambling, once viewed as a casual activity, now requires careful consideration of its potential impact on the family's well-being.

It is true that when someone has family responsibilities, their priorities shift and they must be more careful with their financial decisions. Gambling, which was formerly considered a fun hobby, now has more serious consequences.
It's evident that the risks are significantly larger when other people rely on your financial security. While some people regard gambling as a fun way to pass the time, it's a quite different prospect for someone who has to worry about paying bills and providing for their family.

[Bushdark]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

This current time that we are, having lots of children will give us stress taking care of them than good.
Things are becoming very different and getting multiple jobs is one of the ways people are trying to work so that they can take care of there responsibility of paying bills and tending for the home. There are people that has made the mistake of having plenty of children and now they are regrets it because it is not that easier for the to keep paying bill on small salary.

[Jaycoinz]

For someone with a family, especially one they financially support, gambling becomes a delicate act, like walking a tightrope. It requires a careful balance between responsible entertainment and fulfilling family obligations. When you become a family provider, your priorities shift. The needs of your loved ones take center stage, and responsible financial management becomes paramount. Gambling, once viewed as a casual activity, now requires careful consideration of its potential impact on the family's well-being.

It is true that when someone has family responsibilities, their priorities shift and they must be more careful with their financial decisions. Gambling, which was formerly considered a fun hobby, now has more serious consequences.
It's evident that the risks are significantly larger when other people rely on your financial security. While some people regard gambling as a fun way to pass the time, it's a quite different prospect for someone who has to worry about paying bills and providing for their family.

The thing is that if you are waged with the responsibility of taking care of maybe two to three mouths, then you will know the reason why people actually complained about reckless gamblers being stupid because if anything makes you fall under that category, no one will clear tell you but the consequences that follows the actions of your reckless gambling will make you really understand the ethics of actually gambling responsibly.

[Oilacris]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

This current time that we are, having lots of children will give us stress taking care of them than good.
Things are becoming very different and getting multiple jobs is one of the ways people are trying to work so that they can take care of there responsibility of paying bills and tending for the home. There are people that has made the mistake of having plenty of children and now they are regrets it because it is not that easier for the to keep paying bill on small salary.

When it comes to family building then planning would really be that something recommended. If you do find out that your job pay doesnt fit out or enough even just on having a single children
then how much more you would really be having 2? It doesnt have no sense on trying out to add up your family if you do know that you do have that financial struggle. It would really be just that a
complete disaster if you wont really be that making yourself that mindful even into this aspect. When you do have that a family then i do agree on what most people been saying on here is that when it comes to spending then everything would really be cut off. You cant do the things that you can do when you are still single, once you do have a family then everything would really be changing.

[Heartilly]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family?

It's all end up on the person itself. If they are willing to make changes to their gambling habit now that they are establishing a family or the family is now growing, they might change and now more serious about taking care of the family instead of putting so much time and money in gambling.

Unfortunately, there are some cases around the world where even with lots of responsibilities and a growing number of children in a family, some irresponsible parents will continue to gamble and waste money in gambling regardless of their purpose.

On the other hand, it's good to see that there are still responsible parents who show care for their families despite being used to gambling.

[Ultegra134]

It goes without saying that your habits change when you become a parent. You're burdened with a ton of responsibilities, and your available time is much more limited. With that being said, gambling hardly becomes a priority. Apart from that, your available income and monthly budgeting are severely affected; thus, it's perfectly reasonable to assume that any sane person would limit gambling for their financial wellbeing as well.

It's fine to gamble every now and then, even when you're a parent, as long as you're able to control your finances and your time. Don't neglect other responsibilities just for your own entertainment.

[carlfebz2]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

This current time that we are, having lots of children will give us stress taking care of them than good.
Things are becoming very different and getting multiple jobs is one of the ways people are trying to work so that they can take care of there responsibility of paying bills and tending for the home. There are people that has made the mistake of having plenty of children and now they are regrets it because it is not that easier for the to keep paying bill on small salary.

When it comes to family building then planning would really be that something recommended. If you do find out that your job pay doesnt fit out or enough even just on having a single children
then how much more you would really be having 2? It doesnt have no sense on trying out to add up your family if you do know that you do have that financial struggle. It would really be just that a
complete disaster if you wont really be that making yourself that mindful even into this aspect. When you do have that a family then i do agree on what most people been saying on here is that when it comes to spending then everything would really be cut off. You cant do the things that you can do when you are still single, once you do have a family then everything would really be changing.

There's no issue if you do want to have a big family as long you could be able to raise up those children+wife then no one would be stopping you on doing so but
just like on what been said that there are individuals or husbands that doesnt come up with those plans or having those considerations on how big the family they would be  tending to make.
They dont look on how much they are earning whether its sufficient or not on day to day living. They dont care whether they could raise them up or not.

It is really just that sad to think that there are people who arent that responsible on the actions that they are making as long they do able to follow up on whats into their mind then that what matter the most.
As for doing gambling when you do have the family then i do agree on what you have said that you can't be able to do the things that you are doing when you are still single
on which on the time that you do have your own family then responsibilities would be keeping on piling up.

[Miles2006]

Even with the little points some addict will still not care but gamble with the mindset of doubling the funds when gambling is unpredictable, in my locality having kids and wife doesn't stop a man from gambling except the person lacks money, no one can think of paying bills and wanting to gamble with the money, once you've tried to gamble with the money and still didn't get the profit then you should quit or else the habit might turn to an addiction, although it's very rare seeing a man with family responsibility gamble often.

[Stable090]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

If you are responsible, then if you have a family, then it should reduce your gambling activities, but some people don’t care if their family is suffering, they will use the little money they have with them to gamble, so some people’s gambling habits will change, why some people's will remain the same. You can’t just use one person to conclude. Have heard about someone who gambled with his house? The person has a wife and children. If things don’t go well and you lose, where are you going to be staying with your wife and children? Haven’t you caused problems for them? Some people are just so addicted to gambling that no matter what condition they are in, they will end up gambling.

[arimamib]

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The thing is that if you are waged with the responsibility of taking care of maybe two to three mouths, then you will know the reason why people actually complained about reckless gamblers being stupid because if anything makes you fall under that category, no one will clear tell you but the consequences that follows the actions of your reckless gambling will make you really understand the ethics of actually gambling responsibly.

Absolutely.. the responsibility of having family to provide the needs has big gravity to financial decisions, including those related to gambling. When people have loved ones relying on them for support, the repercussions of reckless gambling extend far beyond personal losses. The consequences of such actions can be profound and far-reaching that affect not only the individual gambler but also their family members who depend on them for financial stability and security.

Experiencing the tangible effects of reckless gambling, such as financial strain, debt, and the inability to meet basic needs, can serve as a wake-up call that imply the importance of responsible gambling practices. In such circumstances, people are often compelled to reevaluate their behavior and prioritize responsible decision-making to ensure the well-being of themselves and their loved ones. Ethical and practical implications of gambling irresponsibly are important for for people to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of exercising restraint and setting limits when engaging in gambling activities.

[GiftedMAN]

Nothing changes your mindset if you have not made up your mind to change and when it comes to gambling it is not something that can easily be stopped especially if one is addicted to it so having the responsibility as a father can affect your gambling life because before you think of using a particular amount of money to gamble you have already kept something that can sustain your family that's in the case of a responsible gambler but the other way round may not even consider the family rather he will even take whatever they have at home to gamble not minding if what the family will eat.

[erep]

Even with the little points some addict will still not care but gamble with the mindset of doubling the funds when gambling is unpredictable, in my locality having kids and wife doesn't stop a man from gambling except the person lacks money, no one can think of paying bills and wanting to gamble with the money, once you've tried to gamble with the money and still didn't get the profit then you should quit or else the habit might turn to an addiction, although it's very rare seeing a man with family responsibility gamble often.

Every gambler has different gambling behavior and I often see friends who have children influence to reduce gambling and some of my friends have stopped gambling because they focus on work for the needs of children in the future. Everyone focuses on developing children to become smarter and more powerful children rather than choosing to become gamblers

[Zoomic]

Nothing changes your mindset if you have not made up your mind to change and when it comes to gambling it is not something that can easily be stopped especially if one is addicted to it so having the responsibility as a father can affect your gambling life because before you think of using a particular amount of money to gamble you have already kept something that can sustain your family that's in the case of a responsible gambler but the other way round may not even consider the family rather he will even take whatever they have at home to gamble not minding if what the family will eat.

It is only an irresponsible gambler and an irresponsible parent that will prioritise gambling over family. Parenthood indeed changes and influences a person's lifestyle. Parenthood comes with its own challenges, a responsible parent will spend most of his time fighting these challenges to ensure they give their children a good life. Once children are now involved, your perspective about life challenges, you will have little or no time for gambling.

Even with the little points some addict will still not care but gamble with the mindset of doubling the funds when gambling is unpredictable, in my locality having kids and wife doesn't stop a man from gambling except the person lacks money, no one can think of paying bills and wanting to gamble with the money, once you've tried to gamble with the money and still didn't get the profit then you should quit or else the habit might turn to an addiction, although it's very rare seeing a man with family responsibility gamble often.

Gambling addicts will always show acts of irresponsibility, I am not surprised. So many responsibilities makes most parents lose interest in some lifestyles or activities they were once obsessed with before becoming parents. Except for few rich privileged ones who can still do whatever they wish to do without getting to bother about the children's bills.

It's fine to gamble every now and then, even when you're a parent, as long as you're able to control your finances and your time. Don't neglect other responsibilities just for your own entertainment.

Yea, being a parent does not mean that you should deny yourself some entertainment and self satisfaction. As long as your gambling habit does not affect your responsibility to your children and family as a whole, you are free to gamble.

[PytagoraZ]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Of course it is very influential because household expenses cannot be used for gambling and I also never gamble in front of my children. If I am gambling and my child approaches, then I will stop my gambling activities. Usually I gamble at night, when the kids are asleep so that I have private time to have fun

For finances, I will separate money for my household needs and money that I can use for gambling. Usually I will give monthly money to my wife and leave a little money in my bank account. If it's not separated it will be very dangerous, if emotions arise when gambling we can spend all the money in our bank account and forget that we have household needs.

In stark contrast to when I was single, I was free to do whatever I wanted with my money without thinking about my family's needs. When I was not married, I once spent my entire salary on gambling in one night. lol

[topbitcoin]

When we have children, our responsibilities will increase and our attention will shift to our children. and only a stupid father would prioritize his gambling over his own child. However, that doesn't mean we have to abandon gambling activities, we just need to be wiser in managing it and have a priority scale. Because what the child needs is not only the amount of money we give him every day, but he also needs attention and affection from us. and there are quite a few children who do not recognize the existence of their parents because they rarely receive attention or affection, either from both of them or one of them.
When we lose some money, it might be quite easy for us to get it back. But when we lose someone we love, where will we look for them again.

Gambling is just entertainment, so gambling should be played after we have fulfilled our responsibilities and duties. And we do this solely to maintain harmony and good relationships within the household.

[serjent05]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits?? What are your experiences in this area?

This depends on what kind of parents the person is.  I see a parent having so many kids but still hooked on playing cards, while I see a couple who don't have even a child avoiding unnecessary expenses and losses by not engaging in gambling even if it is only a friendly gambling game.

A responsible parent is a responsible parent, it does not need to have many children to change and be a responsible one.  if during your single days you have an almost endless gambling session but when you got married and got children stop gambling, this simply means you are responsible enough to know your priorities and the most important part of your life.

Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family

As stated this depends on the person's commitment to his responsibility as a parent. I witnessed a father wagering all the money they had even the money for the kids meal and got lost,  it is a good thing for that person that his opponent is somehow generous, he gives part of that guy loses so that he can have the money to buy his two kids food.

If one is a responsible person, it is indeed hard to bear losses because being in charge of a family and at the same time being responsible, we always think about the fund needed for the family expenses, so losing them on gambling is a torture for that person since he will be thinking ways how to replace the lost funds without doing anything bad.

[Casdinyard]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I say that if your gambling habits haven't changed soon as you start having kids, you might wanna check yourself before I start calling Child Protection Services because I would always assume the kid's not being taken care of well in favor of your stupid gambling habits. When you get yourself a junior, it's imperative, and I MEAN IMPERATIVE, that you adjust for the little kid's existence, what's yours is no longer just yours but your family's, your previous bachelor and carefree life should be substituted for a calculated and financially-safer lifestyle cause as a parent, you're not only in charge of your own life, your actions will have direct consequences on you and your kid's future as well. Which is why I always say parents who are gambling should minimize, if not stop their gambling sessions so they can focus more on taking care of their kid. If they're too adamant to have a me time and enjoy time dedicated only for themselves then perhaps look for other hobbies that wouldn't break the bank and put your kid's future in jeopardy, cause 9 times out 10 you're not a responsible gambler, and you're few short losses away from splurging your whole bankroll and life savings away.

So yeah, don't be stupid, always prioritize your kid no matter what. And if possible, quit gambling when you start having kids. Your kids will thank you when they grow up with a responsible parent, trust me.

[irhact]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

If a gamble programs his life very well he won't have to change his playing pattern for anything and not even his family responsibilities can spoil his fun. Already he shouldn't be using money that's important or meant for something else to be gambling. Gambling should only be done with spare money and if a family man has spare money he can spend it without being bothered about the family feeding. Having children makes you more responsible therefore you won't make unhealthy decisions.

If you're a family man that your family is depending on you but you go to gamble everything that your family own, you'll be seen as a irresponsible man and you can't bear the shame of your family being hungry and begging for food when they could easily feed in the past but due to your bad decision things are now getting worst for the family. Having a sense of responsibility can make you gamble less.

[Nheer]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Being a father comes with so many responsibilities and sometimes the pressure one feels may let someone forget about playing games and gambling for a while. The case might be different for separate individuals especially those with addiction issues, some people might choose gambling over their families due to the addiction problem and we have seen cases where gambling causes problems to marriages and end up breaking down the marriage.

A person who barely makes enough for himself and his family should avoid engaging in gambling until he is stable and able to control things financially in the family, and even at that he should be able to control himself and only gamble casually and not often. Gambling can be beneficial and at the same time it can be harmful so we should avoid gambling more often to prevent addiction.

[Assface16678]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Being a father comes with so many responsibilities and sometimes the pressure one feels may let someone forget about playing games and gambling for a while. The case might be different for separate individuals especially those with addiction issues, some people might choose gambling over their families due to the addiction problem and we have seen cases where gambling causes problems to marriages and end up breaking down the marriage.

A person who barely makes enough for himself and his family should avoid engaging in gambling until he is stable and able to control things financially in the family, and even at that he should be able to control himself and only gamble casually and not often. Gambling can be beneficial and at the same time it can be harmful so we should avoid gambling more often to prevent addiction.

True, it's not that we are stopping gamblers from playing gambling when they want; it's just that we are saying that if you already have family, especially children, and are not making enough money for the family, then it's really recommended to stop doing gambling at all as it will affect the family's financial state. But if you are from a wealthy family, you can gamble all you want, but still, there should be a limitation because maybe you are being too addicted and you will forget your responsibility in your family, not just financial responsibility but of course the bond to the family. I've witnessed a lot of stories about a gambler being addicted and stopping their addiction because they became a father or mother. It's like reality hits, and they feel the responsibility that will come. Also, gambling will most likely influence your children to it, no matter what hiding you do. At some point, your children will discover your gambling habit.

[Hewlet]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

don't have a child yet but parenting comes with a whole lot of responsibility and sacrifices and one of it might be stopping habit that could possibly affect the family negatively. If your gambling habit is becoming a bit addictive and is affecting your financial life, it's only best you reduce you rate of gambling whenever you have children to be on a safer side cause you don't want to have issues with your family members in times of low finance who might think you've gambled out the whole family wealth.

[junder]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Being a father comes with so many responsibilities and sometimes the pressure one feels may let someone forget about playing games and gambling for a while. The case might be different for separate individuals especially those with addiction issues, some people might choose gambling over their families due to the addiction problem and we have seen cases where gambling causes problems to marriages and end up breaking down the marriage.

A person who barely makes enough for himself and his family should avoid engaging in gambling until he is stable and able to control things financially in the family, and even at that he should be able to control himself and only gamble casually and not often. Gambling can be beneficial and at the same time it can be harmful so we should avoid gambling more often to prevent addiction.

I think this depends on the case, being a father has a big responsibility and is heavy, because of course there are many burdens that must be borne, including basic needs and a wife and children who have to be supported and cared for. take note. For example, if this father gambles with limits, perhaps they can focus on their children and leave gambling, because a father will certainly change when he has a little one. but for those who are already addicted to gambling, I don't think they will be affected, they will just gamble, not caring about it.

I agree with you, there have been many cases of life being destroyed because of gambling, but in my opinion, even though someone is addicted to gambling, it is certainly caused by their own actions, which lead them to big problems which can spread to relationships, and the family is also definitely affected. The impact is if they are addicted to gambling, because someone who is addicted to gambling is likely to only think about gambling, the chances of winning are slim. It's true what you said, of course we should do this

[Hirose UK]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

don't have a child yet but parenting comes with a whole lot of responsibility and sacrifices and one of it might be stopping habit that could possibly affect the family negatively. If your gambling habit is becoming a bit addictive and is affecting your financial life, it's only best you reduce you rate of gambling whenever you have children to be on a safer side cause you don't want to have issues with your family members in times of low finance who might think you've gambled out the whole family wealth.

This is form of responsible attitude towards the family, avoiding all things that could have bad impact and this is must for the head of the family.
No husband or father will let his family suffer in the days to come and no one wants destruction in the family, harmony and joy in the family is desire that can also provide happiness.
Gambling is an activity full of risks and gambling can clearly have bad impact on the perpetrator if they cannot have the right approach and attitude, mistakes often occur and make gamblers have to face various problems such as financial and mental.
Obviously this is problem that can disrupt family integrity and harmony, just imagine child needs education and other needs and this is related to finances so if finances are in disarray then the child future will also be affected.
Sometimes father also has emotions that cannot be controlled if he has experienced series of losses from gambling. There are many cases where father commits violence against his family as form of outlet for what he has experienced.
Obviously, this is an attitude that should not be shown and of course it would be shame if the integrity and harmony of the family were to be destroyed because of problems caused by gambling.

[Belarge]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

It's better we don't gamble when we have family to look after. Making losses as a parent seems frustrating because we're up and running in the space and we don't take any chances, infact every concrete path generates income. Experience is the best teacher, I'll lower my standards to becoming dependent on the system. I know its not an easy joh. There's a whole lot that happen behind the scene. We just stood to the responsibility of becoming better patents and never stuck ourselves in gambling because it's a straight path to stretch our hands in gambling.

[bakasabo]

Even though each person is different, I think majority have changed their habits and life in general, after they became parents. I would not call it life before and after kids. But people definitely change. I cant speak for everyone, but in general level of overall responsibility increases. I am a parent, and with time, the amount I spend on a kid only grows (I want to give it more and more of everything), and sometimes I economy on things on myself. Which means I would not go and buy each year a new mobile model, but rather use one for 3 years. Same is with my gambling. I became more cautions with betting and gambling in general.

[Mauser]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Once we have children life changes completely, we start to realize that we are not the most important ones in the world anymore and that our children are now the center of our life. Being a parent is one of the greatest gifts in the world and we would do anything for them. Everybody changes ones he has children and so will his spending habits. I would rather buy new clothes for my children, then buy new clothes for myself. The same goes for having a good food on the table. It's more important that my children eat well than for myself, because their body is still growing and they all the important nutrition. After having children there will be less money available for gambling and we will think twice about how much money we are willing to risk in the casinos. I think that children makes us more cautious, responsible and more thinking about the future. Losses might be harder to bear, but we should also be less likely to get into the situations where we accumulate large losses. Everybody with kids and a family needs some alone time where he can relax, gambling is a good way to for that because we can do it at home once the children and wife are sleeping. Just make sure you have yourself under control and only use money for gambling that you can afford to lose.

[entertheabyss]

Even though each person is different, I think majority have changed their habits and life in general, after they became parents. I would not call it life before and after kids. But people definitely change. I cant speak for everyone, but in general level of overall responsibility increases. I am a parent, and with time, the amount I spend on a kid only grows (I want to give it more and more of everything), and sometimes I economy on things on myself. Which means I would not go and buy each year a new mobile model, but rather use one for 3 years. Same is with my gambling. I became more cautions with betting and gambling in general.

Betting in general is something we do with thorough choices made. Children is our responsibilities, once you've kids, ensure you take care of the basic necessities as a parent because you're obligated to these duties. Secondly, aplying caution in everything we do, because with the slightest mistakes, we found ourselves on the losing end. To most gamblers in the space, children doesn't change anything because they will still go about carrying out their activities each day and ensure they keep good records of the system. I know it's not easy choice but we bring on the necessary tools to keep forcing through breaks.

[TheUltraElite]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

This is a sensitive issue. People with kids may be gambling from beforehand or enter gambling anew. But I dont think they change their habits in gambling because of having a child. Often this leads to familial problems, marital issues and not being able to pay for the child's needs.

This leads to legal problems inside the marriage and even divorce.

Sadly, the gambler needs to control their addiction as they gradually approach to being settled down. Gambling and its impact is immense on the family and it can destroy lives.

[Obim34]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

This is a sensitive issue. People with kids may be gambling from beforehand or enter gambling anew. But I dont think they change their habits in gambling because of having a child. Often this leads to familial problems, marital issues and not being able to pay for the child's needs.

This leads to legal problems inside the marriage and even divorce.

Sadly, the gambler needs to control their addiction as they gradually approach to being settled down. Gambling and its impact is immense on the family and it can destroy lives.

Having children is adding enough responsibility and expenses, it will definitely affect your gambling habits. You can't often gamble when you are aware of responsibilities awaiting you instead you get into doing jobs and business to earn money. Training children in this era is very difficult unlike then. Would any one prefer using him income to gamble or take good care of his family, the children becomes the greatest priority.

[Betwrong]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

First of all, your losses shouldn't be something that is hard to bear ever, whether you are single adult, or married or with children. Bet only what you can afford to lose, easily afford to lose, to be more precise. If you have one or more children, little children, I mean, you normally don't need to gamble at all, because your kids can entertain you even better than any gambling.

[macson]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Of course, having a family will certainly change a person's mindset, but this is completely different when we discuss gender.  usually women will immediately focus on family and taking care of children when they have a family but when a man becomes a gambler, the possibility of changing is difficult, men prioritize their desires over family ^{(i see this, quite a lot of women change than men who went from being a gambler to no longer gambling)}

[danherbias07]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

don't have a child yet but parenting comes with a whole lot of responsibility and sacrifices and one of it might be stopping habit that could possibly affect the family negatively. If your gambling habit is becoming a bit addictive and is affecting your financial life, it's only best you reduce you rate of gambling whenever you have children to be on a safer side cause you don't want to have issues with your family members in times of low finance who might think you've gambled out the whole family wealth.

It's true.
Well, gambling could affect a whole family if the parents will not be responsible. Me? I like betting on sports in small amounts and that's just to increase the thrill of watching the game. My wife knows about it and there are times she will ask if I made a bet for her favorite team. She knows I won't cross the line of betting our savings or our budget just so I could please my gambling habit or even if I am chasing losses. I would not get that far.

If we know our responsibilities with our kids, we won't mess around with our money. We could spend a little in gambling and that will still please us a little bit. We are just looking for that little risk while being entertained so might as well let it stay that way.
If we lose, then let it go. There's always a tomorrow for gambling and we must keep that in mind so we won't be betting blindly for the sports that we don't have any knowledge about.
Having kids surely change the perspective of one person because there's always that thought of keeping the money and just spending it for them but it's not bad if we spend a little if we think we can add some spice in our lives.

[AnonBitCoiner]

Most of the people are engaged in gambling even after a married life but some gambler leave gambling when they are married to someone. It depends on the mentality, even some people don't think about their children and family so they always like to take money from them to continue gambling.

I think married people who don't have job are more involved in gambling because they don't have money and they want to gather money to fulfill the needs of their money without thinking about the way of earning that it is bad or good.

[0t3p0t]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Given that there is an existing responsibility to children I think most gambler will minimize their bets or sometimes lead to abstaining from it. This also depends on your capacity as parents if you have a stable source of income I think it doesn't matter minimizing bets or even quitting. We just need to choose our priority and learn how to manage our time and money in gambling that is why we should be responsible in everything we do in life.

[pinggoki]

Most of the people are engaged in gambling even after a married life but some gambler leave gambling when they are married to someone. It depends on the mentality, even some people don't think about their children and family so they always like to take money from them to continue gambling.

This is what's going to happen to a gambler, either having a kid will change them for the better or for the worse, it also shows where you stand with the kid when it comes to whether you love the kid or not because if you do love the kid, you're going to be changing for the good and you will do your best not to go back to your old life that you know will ruin your family and your relationship with your child if you ever planned on going back, that's a guarantee and no other way around it.

I think married people who don't have job are more involved in gambling because they don't have money and they want to gather money to fulfill the needs of their money without thinking about the way of earning that it is bad or good.

Yes, that's a likely thing that happens, those that are already dirt poor are the ones that are gambling even more, they still have hopes that they might be able to turn their life around at a single stroke of luck which isn't true, gambling wins are almost always leading to more gambling and you end up losing the money that you've won because you thought you can win even bigger.

[Yatsan]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Not yet having one but logically, if you are a gambler and happened to have a children, you will either have less time to gamble due to your parental duties or have huge drive to take more risks, if it is the worst which is anticipated. Of course individuals are different from one another; some people are still fine with their gambling habits despite of having a child. They could manage their time well if they just really want to. In some instances, parent gamblers are not betting that much because they are being practical of their child's daily needs. A gambler regardless of having a child or not, will be either responsible or not, but that is not because of the added family member but rather, just him/her making decisions for himself.

I think married people who don't have job are more involved in gambling because they don't have money and they want to gather money to fulfill the needs of their money without thinking about the way of earning that it is bad or good.

But there's this tendency that lacking a job would be resulting to less exposure in gambling because they won't have enough resources to bet in the first place. But indeed, that depends on the individual. There are indeed people who spends their time in gambling because they don't have a job which is a bit ironic; they gambler their luck to get through their daily needs which is never a good thing.

[slapper]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

don't have a child yet but parenting comes with a whole lot of responsibility and sacrifices and one of it might be stopping habit that could possibly affect the family negatively. If your gambling habit is becoming a bit addictive and is affecting your financial life, it's only best you reduce you rate of gambling whenever you have children to be on a safer side cause you don't want to have issues with your family members in times of low finance who might think you've gambled out the whole family wealth.

It's true.
Well, gambling could affect a whole family if the parents will not be responsible. Me? I like betting on sports in small amounts and that's just to increase the thrill of watching the game. My wife knows about it and there are times she will ask if I made a bet for her favorite team. She knows I won't cross the line of betting our savings or our budget just so I could please my gambling habit or even if I am chasing losses. I would not get that far.

If we know our responsibilities with our kids, we won't mess around with our money. We could spend a little in gambling and that will still please us a little bit. We are just looking for that little risk while being entertained so might as well let it stay that way.
If we lose, then let it go. There's always a tomorrow for gambling and we must keep that in mind so we won't be betting blindly for the sports that we don't have any knowledge about.
Having kids surely change the perspective of one person because there's always that thought of keeping the money and just spending it for them but it's not bad if we spend a little if we think we can add some spice in our lives.

Gambling, even in small amounts, is dangerous. When kids are involved, that fire can spread quickly

Whether you can control it is key to your approach. Gambling is always risky. You claim you won't bet the savings or budget, but the issue is habit, not amount

Yes, kids change everything. It changes our priorities, choices, and entertainment. We shouldn't mix "adding spice" with dangerous behavior. There are many non-gambling methods to have fun. Why not try those routes? It's about instilling safety, accountability, and creativity in our thrill-seeking excursions, not just safeguarding our cash

[Blitzboy]

Most of the people are engaged in gambling even after a married life but some gambler leave gambling when they are married to someone. It depends on the mentality, even some people don't think about their children and family so they always like to take money from them to continue gambling.

I think married people who don't have job are more involved in gambling because they don't have money and they want to gather money to fulfill the needs of their money without thinking about the way of earning that it is bad or good.

married life at the intersection of gambling addiction and responsibility revelation. If you're using the family piggy bank for another round of slots, you should reconsider your hobby. Marriage, my friends, is like living in the financial red zone 24/7.

Now for the unemployed gambler. Oh, the joy of investing your final savings to chase that elusive gain for family provision. Noble? Hardly. Entertaining? Only if tragicomedy is funny. I recommend gambling with style and common sense. Roll the dice, but don't waste Timmy's lunch money. Fun gambling vs. being a royal flush away from a family intervention. Choose wisely!

[EarnOnVictor]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits?

All these still buttress on responsible gambling, you "cut your clothes according to the clothes." This should happen even before you have the children, every gambler should be up and doing with the good ethics of gambling to avoid financial issues. I said that because some gamblers never inculcate that habit before they have children and after they have the children, it becomes difficult for them to do due to gambling addictions and misappropriation. But a few would be able to change their ways simply because of their love for their children and the sacrifices they are willing to make.

However, we do not have the same minds. It could be strong for some and weak for others, which is why we need to guide against it from the beginning.

Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family?

Yes, of course, losses would be harder to bear when you now have a family, especially if you are the breadwinner of your family and also striving to be a responsible father. A single mismanagement may make your family suffer.

What are your experiences in this area?

I've ever been a responsible person all my life, so gambling has never been an issue for me. I also bet with the money I can afford to lose, and in most cases, not up to 0.01% of my worth. So gambling can never affect my family's finances.

Beyond mine and most importantly, I advise people not get addicted to it because it could be very devastating.

[Quidat]

Most of the people are engaged in gambling even after a married life but some gambler leave gambling when they are married to someone. It depends on the mentality, even some people don't think about their children and family so they always like to take money from them to continue gambling.

I think married people who don't have job are more involved in gambling because they don't have money and they want to gather money to fulfill the needs of their money without thinking about the way of earning that it is bad or good.

married life at the intersection of gambling addiction and responsibility revelation. If you're using the family piggy bank for another round of slots, you should reconsider your hobby. Marriage, my friends, is like living in the financial red zone 24/7.

Now for the unemployed gambler. Oh, the joy of investing your final savings to chase that elusive gain for family provision. Noble? Hardly. Entertaining? Only if tragicomedy is funny. I recommend gambling with style and common sense. Roll the dice, but don't waste Timmy's lunch money. Fun gambling vs. being a royal flush away from a family intervention. Choose wisely!

It would really be able to changed up the things on which you have been doing before when you are still single on which if you are someone who is really that loving on spending
into those times that you arent still having you own family then it would really be that totally different when you do already have that responsibilities which you would really be needing to fill
up specially if you are a male or husband. You are the ones who would really be providing all the things that you would really be needed by your family even if it means
that you would really be cutting off expenses with your gambling habits then you must do that thing for you to be able to be a responsible father or head of the family.

You cant really just that make yourself that way too careless on still playing gambling without having these considerations. Its impossible that you wont really be able to determine
on what are your priorities and what are your responsibilities. If it turns out that this is something that it is really out of your interest then marriage life
isnt still your thing or you arent that prepared, because on the time that you would really be still doing stuffs then you are putting up your family on trouble.

[Zigabel]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Firstly before you embark on the journey of child bearing, you should make conscious efforts to planning and not just going into child bearing just like that. Examine your source of income, the circumstances around the economic situation in your country and the kind of life style you desire to libe as all this will influence the number of kids your should have, most importantly your sources of income aswell is another thing that will be put into great consideration before having children so it doesn't turn out thst child bearing become burdensome to you so much that you are no longer able to afford the kind of entertainment you did had before then.

The number of kids your have got will definitely affect the way you gamble especially if you are a responsible gambler but the irresponsible ones are those who may not want to put that into consideration because they have probably been addicted already.

[Su-asa]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Even as a gambler you must gamble the way your budget won't be affected, when your budget is affected your families will suffer. If you are a gambler without any responsibility then spending 70% from your salary every month because you are alone and no responsibility, then when you have a responsibility you should limit your weger on gambling. Gamble is kind of something that's not meant to be taken with seriousness, the more you gamble I also believed that the more you get addicted. IMO when you lose more than you can afford to risk with rate of your responsibility you won he happy because when you use those money for family things it might go a long way for you an hour families. You don't have to lose everything you have before you learn to gamble carefully.

[carlfebz2]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Even as a gambler you must gamble the way your budget won't be affected, when your budget is affected your families will suffer. If you are a gambler without any responsibility then spending 70% from your salary every month because you are alone and no responsibility, then when you have a responsibility you should limit your weger on gambling. Gamble is kind of something that's not meant to be taken with seriousness, the more you gamble I also believed that the more you get addicted. IMO when you lose more than you can afford to risk with rate of your responsibility you won he happy because when you use those money for family things it might go a long way for you an hour families. You don't have to lose everything you have before you learn to gamble carefully.

Budget would be everything and something that you should really be minding on.Just like on what most people been pointing out on this thread that you should be stopping on doing gambling when you do already have a family which i do somewhat disagree because you could really still be able to play as long you do make yourself that minding about your budget without compromising your family budget then i would
say that it is really just that still fine for you to be able play gambling but of course you would really be needing to lessen up your dealing up with it because once you do find yourself that still doing excessive
then this is where things should really be started to changed up on the time that you do already have a family. This isnt really just that affecting on gambling also in other things as well.
Just like on what been said above on some users that i do agree with those things that once you do have a family then priorities and responsibilities will really be there.
You cant just ignore the fact that you would be needing to make it first in your priority rather than on putting up some focus into other activities specially if its really that spending up tons of money.

[marcous]

If I were in a position of having responsibilities towards a family, with an unstable financial condition I would choose to stop gambling temporarily. The purpose of gambling is purely to have fun, so don't sacrifice other family pleasures. Being a responsible person is cool, and even in gambling we must have that attitude to manage risk. Why have a family if in the end we prioritize games, which will not necessarily make us profitable. Stop for a while and look for a stable income, when it is established then in my opinion there is no harm in trying again. But it all really depends on one principles, one priority scale certainly varies. However, I am quite sure that most people would think the same as me if faced with a financial crisis.

[darkangel11]

Having children makes you more mature (usually, but not always as some people remain stupid and childish).
In my case, I had no problem managing my money before having a child. I used to be financially responsible since I was very young because my parents divorced and I lived with my mother so I had to help her a lot with chores. That taught me a lot about paying my bills, managing money and all that, but I started to be even more responsible when my baby was born. You grow from counting yourself into counting a whole family when you plan for future. It also affects your gambling as that little voice in the back of your head is telling you that there's this or that to buy, a baby seat for your car

[TopTort777]

It depends from parents. Remember the case when father has left two 2yo kids and went gambling? For him, children definitely made zero influence on a habit. For me, the kid has changed only my attitude to money. I have realized that I have to earn more. So I have found a better job, that allows me to spend a lot on a kid, and not to limit myself in money. I still do stupid things (like riding a motorcycle, or bungie jumping or something extreme), I still buy myself expensive toys. I still gamble. But my gambling was never about money.

[o48o]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I have kids, and obviously they do affect it. They should affect it if you are a mature and responsible parent. Because you are not thinking about just yourself, and there are just some things that you can't take too much risks off, and raising kids is on the top of the list of any responsible parent.

I sometimes can't gamble when i want, but that's a low price to pay as more then anything i want that i afford to take care of my kids. So gambling usually isn't an issue because when you have kids, your priorities will change a LOT. Not only with gambling. I would stay away from gambling completely if i had a severe gambling problem and kids. Just like i would stay away from the booze if i was an alcoholic and had kids.

It's actually now sounds funny to me that people need to ask something like this, but i can remember the time when i didn't have kids. And i remember wondering similar things, and what priorities i would have to have. But i really didn't know how major and complete that shift of priorities was. But i guarantee you, things like this become obvious soon after kids are born or before it. Or your partner will explain how essential budgeting is going to be from that on.

And again. If you don't have gambling problem, you can still gamble. Just with fraction of the budget you used to, because you are not the only one winning or losing anymore.

[Zadicar]

Having children makes you more mature (usually, but not always as some people remain stupid and childish).
In my case, I had no problem managing my money before having a child. I used to be financially responsible since I was very young because my parents divorced and I lived with my mother so I had to help her a lot with chores. That taught me a lot about paying my bills, managing money and all that, but I started to be even more responsible when my baby was born. You grow from counting yourself into counting a whole family when you plan for future. It also affects your gambling as that little voice in the back of your head is telling you that there's this or that to buy, a baby seat for your car

On the time that you do have your own family then this is the moment you would really be that ending up on being mature on which those things that you are fond off when you are still that single
will definitely be changed up or would be left behind and wont really be coming back since you do have that kind of priority or you would really be giving out that kind of importance
and its just understandable that family is more important before anything else but just like on what those things mentioned above that there are some foolish parents
do make priority with their gambling activity than with their family.

[ultrloa]

Having children makes you more mature (usually, but not always as some people remain stupid and childish).
In my case, I had no problem managing my money before having a child. I used to be financially responsible since I was very young because my parents divorced and I lived with my mother so I had to help her a lot with chores. That taught me a lot about paying my bills, managing money and all that, but I started to be even more responsible when my baby was born. You grow from counting yourself into counting a whole family when you plan for future. It also affects your gambling as that little voice in the back of your head is telling you that there's this or that to buy, a baby seat for your car

On the time that you do have your own family then this is the moment you would really be that ending up on being mature on which those things that you are fond off when you are still that single
will definitely be changed up or would be left behind and wont really be coming back since you do have that kind of priority or you would really be giving out that kind of importance
and its just understandable that family is more important before anything else but just like on what those things mentioned above that there are some foolish parents
do make priority with their gambling activity than with their family.

Somehow our responsibilities will change our decisions toward how we deal something especially on other past activities we do especially that it involves financial matters. For sure gambling will be less priority since we would provably take care first the basic necessity if we are just earning enough money and don't have any amount left for other extra curricular activities. Family is more important than anything else and that sign of maturity but for sure a gambler will always be a gambler and they do this activity when they have extra funds and seeking some short time fun while they don't have anything else to do.

[Oilacris]

Having children makes you more mature (usually, but not always as some people remain stupid and childish).
In my case, I had no problem managing my money before having a child. I used to be financially responsible since I was very young because my parents divorced and I lived with my mother so I had to help her a lot with chores. That taught me a lot about paying my bills, managing money and all that, but I started to be even more responsible when my baby was born. You grow from counting yourself into counting a whole family when you plan for future. It also affects your gambling as that little voice in the back of your head is telling you that there's this or that to buy, a baby seat for your car

On the time that you do have your own family then this is the moment you would really be that ending up on being mature on which those things that you are fond off when you are still that single
will definitely be changed up or would be left behind and wont really be coming back since you do have that kind of priority or you would really be giving out that kind of importance
and its just understandable that family is more important before anything else but just like on what those things mentioned above that there are some foolish parents
do make priority with their gambling activity than with their family.

This is actually true on which these are the ff: i'd totally stop when i have already a family.

1. Smoking
2. Gambling
3. Dota2
4. Motorcycle touring

There are really indeed things that you would really be that leaving just for the sake of your own family.
Priorities and interest are indeed that would be stopped since you are already that having other important matters which it is really just that right.
Habits that cost up money or something that ads on up expense should really be stopped.

[blckhawk]

There's got to be some other explanation as to why having a children doesn't have an influence on your gambling habit besides being an irresponsible parent and that you don't deserve to be one in the first place, but to answer your question, it definitely affects you, there's no way that it doesn't, that's another individual right there and it's growing for you there, you need to be the adult in the household and make sure that their needs are being met first before anything else, being a parent means you'll have to stop being so selfish and start thinking about other people, that's the only way out in this situation, you can still gamble but there's a voice at the back of your mind that will constantly remind you that the money that you've put in could've been put to something that would benefit the kid or the children.

[TheUltraElite]

As you get involved in the upbringing of a family you lose time to the family and have less free time for your vices and hence they are no longer attractive. This is perpetuated if both parents are involved, if only one is involved, the other will continue their older lifestyle like usual.

Eventually their addiction will relapse but this can be a good impetus to control it and if effectively done can end the addiction for ever.

Still for some it is tough and it will be difficult for them to balance both eventually leading to dysfunctional families.

[Weawant]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Actually for those who are not addicts it's actually much different when you have got children because you have to begin to make budget for every expenditure a d that Also includes entertainment of which gambling actually falls under but if you don't have a budget as this it will actually tell on your family and that alone can cause a whole lot of problem in the family between the wife and the husband.

The Children actually contribute to a different levels of responsibility so it's very important you begin to watch your expenses and when it comes to gambling, in other to have some more you will always be able to fall back to whenever you loose, you will ha e to reduce your staking power and in some cases reduce how many bet slips you take a day because all these also contributes to the amount of funds you will be spending on the bets at the end of the day, and then the number of kids too will aswell have its own influence on how much you will spend gambling too.

Sometimes you may even have to cut down on how often you gamble aswell that's if you really prioritize the welfare of the family and like I stated earlier for those who are yet to b addicted but for the addicts it may even be a trigger to why they will even gamble recklessly because they would say they want to win big so they will be able to meet up with the bills of the family but then it turns around against them in the Long run.

[angrybirdy]

As you get involved in the upbringing of a family you lose time to the family and have less free time for your vices and hence they are no longer attractive. This is perpetuated if both parents are involved, if only one is involved, the other will continue their older lifestyle like usual.

Eventually their addiction will relapse but this can be a good impetus to control it and if effectively done can end the addiction for ever.

Still for some it is tough and it will be difficult for them to balance both eventually leading to dysfunctional families.

I believe that once you have a family, it is necessary that you will focus more on them and their needs. If you know that your gambling habit will have a big impact on having your own family, you will come to the point where you will have to choose who you need to let go of, surely you will choose your vices, right? It's hard to do especially when you're used to it, but it doesn't mean that once you have a family you will immediately break your habit, you have to go through the right process to get rid of it more smoothly. I know others whose parents are addicted to gambling and that's when I saw the impact of what they do on their children. There are other children who imitate their parents, some of them do not have a good relationship to their parents and the worst is having a broken family because of the vices of the parents.

[TopTort777]

Having kids indeed changes one persons life, but not radically. Yes people do spend majority of time with kids and do things for sake of kids. However, they dont drop their hobbies or passion completely. They either reduce time they spend or put it on a pause. For example, before having kids I used to go to gym on regular basis, play video games, spent fun time with friends (parties, outdoor activities). When the kid was born, I put everything on a long pause. It was probably 5 years pause with gym, less parties. Now as kid get interested with video games (thanks to youtube and letsplays...), I play with him and have some of my own games. I havent dropped gambling. I never gambled frequently, never wanted to earn with nor spent a lot. It was just for entertainment. Btw, after having a kid, I have passed motorcycle driving exam, bought myself a motorcycle

[hyudien]

As you get involved in the upbringing of a family you lose time to the family and have less free time for your vices and hence they are no longer attractive. This is perpetuated if both parents are involved, if only one is involved, the other will continue their older lifestyle like usual.

Eventually their addiction will relapse but this can be a good impetus to control it and if effectively done can end the addiction for ever.

Still for some it is tough and it will be difficult for them to balance both eventually leading to dysfunctional families.

I believe that once you have a family, it is necessary that you will focus more on them and their needs. If you know that your gambling habit will have a big impact on having your own family, you will come to the point where you will have to choose who you need to let go of, surely you will choose your vices, right? It's hard to do especially when you're used to it, but it doesn't mean that once you have a family you will immediately break your habit, you have to go through the right process to get rid of it more smoothly. I know others whose parents are addicted to gambling and that's when I saw the impact of what they do on their children. There are other children who imitate their parents, some of them do not have a good relationship to their parents and the worst is having a broken family because of the vices of the parents.

When we have a small family, we have to let go of all the selfishness we have, including our enjoyment of gambling. I mean even though we can gamble very responsibly, we must prioritize our responsibilities to our family. If we are men, then we are the head of the family, and as a family we must set a good example. If we can fulfill all our family's needs, and we can guarantee that, then in my opinion it's okay to gamble. However, if we feel there is still something missing, then we should not do that.
Especially if we already have a child, our responsibilities will increase as a father, and we must be able to ensure we can meet all their needs. For me, gambling is an ego that we have to create pleasure. And we can suppress the ego that we have because there are responsibilities that must be prioritized. I believe we can do it if we are truly aware of the things we should prioritize in life. We can't always just do what we want, because there is something more important than that.

[TopTort777]

As you get involved in the upbringing of a family you lose time to the family and have less free time for your vices and hence they are no longer attractive. This is perpetuated if both parents are involved, if only one is involved, the other will continue their older lifestyle like usual.

Eventually their addiction will relapse but this can be a good impetus to control it and if effectively done can end the addiction for ever.

Still for some it is tough and it will be difficult for them to balance both eventually leading to dysfunctional families.

I believe that once you have a family, it is necessary that you will focus more on them and their needs. If you know that your gambling habit will have a big impact on having your own family, you will come to the point where you will have to choose who you need to let go of, surely you will choose your vices, right? It's hard to do especially when you're used to it, but it doesn't mean that once you have a family you will immediately break your habit, you have to go through the right process to get rid of it more smoothly. I know others whose parents are addicted to gambling and that's when I saw the impact of what they do on their children. There are other children who imitate their parents, some of them do not have a good relationship to their parents and the worst is having a broken family because of the vices of the parents.

When we have a small family, we have to let go of all the selfishness we have, including our enjoyment of gambling. I mean even though we can gamble very responsibly, we must prioritize our responsibilities to our family. If we are men, then we are the head of the family, and as a family we must set a good example. If we can fulfill all our family's needs, and we can guarantee that, then in my opinion it's okay to gamble. However, if we feel there is still something missing, then we should not do that.
Especially if we already have a child, our responsibilities will increase as a father, and we must be able to ensure we can meet all their needs. For me, gambling is an ego that we have to create pleasure. And we can suppress the ego that we have because there are responsibilities that must be prioritized. I believe we can do it if we are truly aware of the things we should prioritize in life. We can't always just do what we want, because there is something more important than that.

We should not be selfish and be the only family member who enjoy gambling, that is why we should introduce it to kids I am joking

People here have strange vision on life. When children appear, then we must dedicate every single second, every single cent to the kid. Dont you think that it is way to much? For example I spend a lot of time with my family and specially with the kid. There was never "I am busy" for the kid from me. Family isnt starving. We are all well dressed. We travel a lot. We arent in need of money. So why should I then drop all my hobbies and activities? For me it seems, that many think, when kid is busy doing something on his own, parents must either work, or stand will and wait when the kid has free time. So that they can immediately do something together.

Of course my without that rare gambling habit has changed. I will never go all-in with my or family entire savings. But I would not do the same even without having a child.

[Gozie51]

Still for some it is tough and it will be difficult for them to balance both eventually leading to dysfunctional families.

Surely taking care of a family is not an easy task and with a larger home, it becomes more difficult to do so you just have to cut down from gambling expenses. Moreover, gambling itself is not really profitable for total average of gamblers so most likely family people also lose their bet too .

It could lead to break in homes which will take more resources, time and apologies to come back especially if you have a wife who has warned the husband off it and he refused, she might take a drastic decision to leave the home and that will definitely affect the man or the children whose growing up will be full of pain and lack of parental control of either the father or mother depending on whose arm they eventually grew in.

[Wiwo]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

It depends on individuals and how the aim at running they life's, sometimes I disagree with any views that make it sound as if responsibility should be a basis for gambling,  or gambling to make earns needs,  this is a wrong assumptions and as far as I know, gambling is far from that in reality and since gambling results are unpredictability that makes gambling out of choice for many of us.

And most of the times, wether a gambler have one kid or two, it doesn't really matter, and what you do is based on your personal convictions.

[Rabata]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When a new member is added to the family the financial aspect of the family changes and there will definitely be some changes in the person who conducts the family. Those who are regular gamblers try to reduce the family expenses and some money in gambling but when household expenses increase, they will be constrained to make that expenditure. Moreover, it is normal for every gambler to change their situation. I saw a friend of mine who was very active in gambling but since he got married he can't put much money in gambling even if he wanted to. He cites the increase his daily expense is the main reason. And when a new child is born in a family, the consumption rate will increase a lot. As a result the gambling habits of that person will definitely change.

[junder]

I believe that once you have a family, it is necessary that you will focus more on them and their needs. If you know that your gambling habit will have a big impact on having your own family, you will come to the point where you will have to choose who you need to let go of, surely you will choose your vices, right? It's hard to do especially when you're used to it, but it doesn't mean that once you have a family you will immediately break your habit, you have to go through the right process to get rid of it more smoothly. I know others whose parents are addicted to gambling and that's when I saw the impact of what they do on their children. There are other children who imitate their parents, some of them do not have a good relationship to their parents and the worst is having a broken family because of the vices of the parents.

When we have a family, in my opinion, we should focus more on our family relationships, even though we don't have children but if we are married, I think we should put aside our habits, especially habits like gambling that only allow us to lose money, because otherwise there may often be problems with family relationships because of unstable finances that are only spent on our gambling habits. Unless you can make consistent profits, but with gambling, there is no profit that can be obtained consistently. But maybe there are people who still prioritize their gambling habits even though they are married, but maybe there will be more frequent conflicts. That's the fear.

It's true what you said, if we still like to do gambling habits and we and we are at the point where we have to have a family or a habit then what will happen is most likely that we choose our habits, because I often find when families have problems they end up separating because they prioritize their own ego, that's what I often find including in my environment. Also what I'm afraid of in my opinion is that this habit can be passed on to our children later, it's terrible because it will damage their future.

[DabsPoorVersion]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When a new member is added to the family the financial aspect of the family changes and there will definitely be some changes in the person who conducts the family. Those who are regular gamblers try to reduce the family expenses and some money in gambling but when household expenses increase, they will be constrained to make that expenditure. Moreover, it is normal for every gambler to change their situation. I saw a friend of mine who was very active in gambling but since he got married he can't put much money in gambling even if he wanted to. He cites the increase his daily expense is the main reason. And when a new child is born in a family, the consumption rate will increase a lot. As a result the gambling habits of that person will definitely change.

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.

[KiaKia]

As you get involved in the upbringing of a family you lose time to the family and have less free time for your vices and hence they are no longer attractive. This is perpetuated if both parents are involved, if only one is involved, the other will continue their older lifestyle like usual.

Eventually their addiction will relapse but this can be a good impetus to control it and if effectively done can end the addiction for ever.

Still for some, it is tough and it will be difficult for them to balance both eventually leading to dysfunctional families.

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.

[Frankolala]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When a new member is added to the family the financial aspect of the family changes and there will definitely be some changes in the person who conducts the family. Those who are regular gamblers try to reduce the family expenses and some money in gambling but when household expenses increase, they will be constrained to make that expenditure. Moreover, it is normal for every gambler to change their situation. I saw a friend of mine who was very active in gambling but since he got married he can't put much money in gambling even if he wanted to. He cites the increase his daily expense is the main reason. And when a new child is born in a family, the consumption rate will increase a lot. As a result the gambling habits of that person will definitely change.

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.

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.

[borovichok]

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.

[bakasabo]

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.

[michellee]

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.

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.

[piebeyb]

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.

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.

[Agbamoni]

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.

[slapper]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Actually for those who are not addicts it's actually much different when you have got children because you have to begin to make budget for every expenditure a d that Also includes entertainment of which gambling actually falls under but if you don't have a budget as this it will actually tell on your family and that alone can cause a whole lot of problem in the family between the wife and the husband.

The Children actually contribute to a different levels of responsibility so it's very important you begin to watch your expenses and when it comes to gambling, in other to have some more you will always be able to fall back to whenever you loose, you will ha e to reduce your staking power and in some cases reduce how many bet slips you take a day because all these also contributes to the amount of funds you will be spending on the bets at the end of the day, and then the number of kids too will aswell have its own influence on how much you will spend gambling too.

Sometimes you may even have to cut down on how often you gamble aswell that's if you really prioritize the welfare of the family and like I stated earlier for those who are yet to b addicted but for the addicts it may even be a trigger to why they will even gamble recklessly because they would say they want to win big so they will be able to meet up with the bills of the family but then it turns around against them in the Long run.

Kids change everything. Now that you have a team, your high-stakes gameplay is less important. The budget is no longer a spreadsheet; it's a guide to a decent living for all. Gambling? Always risky in the 'entertainment' budget, but now? It faces new scrutiny. It's smart to limit stakes and play casually. However, what's the gamble really about? Adrenaline? Big success fantasy? Or building something for your family?

See, most people can balance this. They recognize play and set limits. Here, addiction changes things. This 'big win' obsession promises to mend things but breaks more. Man, this isn't moralizing. Check priorities. With youngsters, reducing gambling is essential. That's your claim. Your REAL bet is on their future stability. That's the game to play always

[Blitzboy]

I believe that once you have a family, it is necessary that you will focus more on them and their needs. If you know that your gambling habit will have a big impact on having your own family, you will come to the point where you will have to choose who you need to let go of, surely you will choose your vices, right? It's hard to do especially when you're used to it, but it doesn't mean that once you have a family you will immediately break your habit, you have to go through the right process to get rid of it more smoothly. I know others whose parents are addicted to gambling and that's when I saw the impact of what they do on their children. There are other children who imitate their parents, some of them do not have a good relationship to their parents and the worst is having a broken family because of the vices of the parents.

When we have a family, in my opinion, we should focus more on our family relationships, even though we don't have children but if we are married, I think we should put aside our habits, especially habits like gambling that only allow us to lose money, because otherwise there may often be problems with family relationships because of unstable finances that are only spent on our gambling habits. Unless you can make consistent profits, but with gambling, there is no profit that can be obtained consistently. But maybe there are people who still prioritize their gambling habits even though they are married, but maybe there will be more frequent conflicts. That's the fear.

It's true what you said, if we still like to do gambling habits and we and we are at the point where we have to have a family or a habit then what will happen is most likely that we choose our habits, because I often find when families have problems they end up separating because they prioritize their own ego, that's what I often find including in my environment. Also what I'm afraid of in my opinion is that this habit can be passed on to our children later, it's terrible because it will damage their future.

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.

[Slow death]

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.

[avp2306]

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.

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.

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.

[knowngunman]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

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.

[AmoreJaz]

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.

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.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

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.

[swogerino]

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.

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.

[Accardo]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

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.

[uneng]

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.

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.

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.

[Dewi Aries]

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.

[betswift]

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 ((

[Orpichukwu]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

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.

[goinmerry]

The answer typically is, that no one knows until the gambler reaches that stage of having children or generally, a family.

Some people will change their habits once they already established a family, especially if there are children, while on the other hand, some will just remain in their habit like nothing happened and no need for any adjustment.

Supposedly, maturity should be improved once we already have our responsibilities and if we talk about having our own family, but unfortunately others are immature. It's not that we need to stop gambling at all but there should be a good change once we make our own family.

[junder]

When we have a family, in my opinion, we should focus more on our family relationships, even though we don't have children but if we are married, I think we should put aside our habits, especially habits like gambling that only allow us to lose money, because otherwise there may often be problems with family relationships because of unstable finances that are only spent on our gambling habits. Unless you can make consistent profits, but with gambling, there is no profit that can be obtained consistently. But maybe there are people who still prioritize their gambling habits even though they are married, but maybe there will be more frequent conflicts. That's the fear.

It's true what you said, if we still like to do gambling habits and we and we are at the point where we have to have a family or a habit then what will happen is most likely that we choose our habits, because I often find when families have problems they end up separating because they prioritize their own ego, that's what I often find including in my environment. Also what I'm afraid of in my opinion is that this habit can be passed on to our children later, it's terrible because it will damage their future.

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.

I agree with you, financial pressure will have a bad impact on family relationships, if we really like gambling then it must be done in moderation, don't gamble excessively, especially when you already have your own family relationship because as you said, family is the foundation, therefore it is impossible for gambling and family to have the same level, especially if gambling is above family, that is wrong, of course family is the most important thing in life. We have to be aware that gambling is not completely fun, every now and then it will mess up our feelings because the fact that the host will always win, that cannot be denied.

as I said above, it is impossible for family to have the same level as gambling, of course family has a higher level and with that we must be able to prioritize family over gambling habits, don't raise your ego, because that will only be a problem in the future. We have to think about our own family. If we don't have children, that doesn't mean we don't have to think about the future, we still have to think about the future and prepare for it. including the future birth of a child who will be our responsibility as head of the family.

[michellee]

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.

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.

If they can realize that children's needs are more important than gambling, they will reduce funds for gambling and provide a larger portion for children's needs. They will think about the child's needs because that will be important for them. But if they don't do it, they really have made a mistake because they consider gambling more important.

After all, gambling is just entertainment and not for making money. We must determine when to gamble and when to be with our family. Everything must be balanced so that no disturbances occur in our lives. By constantly paying attention to our family's and others' needs, we can live life well.

By trying always to control ourselves, we can manage everything well. Even gambling, we have time, so it doesn't interfere with our other activities. If we can't manage it yet, we must keep trying until we can.

[Reid]

Yes it can especially if they are still young and going to school. There's a budget for everything so you cannot just spend any amount that you want. Having responsibilities can change everything and that includes our bad habits. When it comes to alcoholic beverages, I already lessened my consumption because I think about the budget. The wife lets me buy my drinks but not to the extent that I will have something everyday. 3-4 beers per week or just 1 bottle of brandy. I am still thankful that I can have those, and the same goes for my gambling activities. I don't go to casino games anymore, I just spend my money in sports because I have a higher chance to win there.

[Hirose UK]

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.

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.

Everyone will be like that when they are single and don't have any responsibilities towards their family needs, but there are also many who when they have family still gamble excessively and they don't really care about their family needs.
This is one of the attitudes of gambling addict, I have also done it but that was in the past and there were many things that made me feel disappointed and also lost many valuable things so I realized that family is the most important thing.
Some people who still gamble excessively even though they have family may be able to change and recover from their addiction if they have experienced the same thing as me where they are at breaking point and many serious problems are starting to emerge as result of gambling.

From the attitude you take, it is very good, you can still have responsibilities with the family you have built, children are everything, even as father he is willing to do anything for his children.
There must be consideration of the resources we can have, if it is just enough to live life then we must be able to take backseat to pleasure because the main priority is to support and meet the needs of the family.

[Outhue]

This life is just so unbalanced, for you to have peace at your old age you need to make money, not just this alone, if you don't raise your children well you won't have peace, the moment you decide to bring kids into this world is the beginning of a whole new headache and worries, like seriously, when will one rest for real?

Parenting is not for everybody, you need to be sure that you are ready, and some choose not to have any kids, I don't just know how this will end for them when they get older, because kids are meant to take care of their parents when they are old.

Now think about if you don't raise them well, it was when I grow older that I finally understood why my father was a bit harsh on us when we were young, I hated the harsh side of him but it all helped, maybe I would have been useless if he never get harshly.

Teach your kids the right thing, dont ever call a white color a black for them, because they have trust in you and they will take it so serious, do not mislead them, what is wrong has no other name than wrong, gambling isn't something your child should learn from you, there is a chance this will bring you more shame than glory in the future.

[OceanBit]

I do not have children yet but I do support my family financially. It's a heavy responsibility since my sibling is still on college and I support for his tuition fee. My salary may not be that big but I still manage to gamble with only 2 to 5 percent from my salary, so it's not a big deal for me if I lose when I play. As what they always say, gamble with what you afford to lose. I always set my own budget to gamble and stick to it no matter I win or lose. I do not want to exceed from that budget since, from what I have mentioned that I support my family. Family is much more important than gambling.

[passwordnow]

IMHO, your gambling habit changes when you're a parent already. When you're in tight budget and even you want to gamble, you just can't. Because if you've got a toddler or a baby that needs some supplies like milk, diapers and other important things then all you have to prioritize is your kid's need before anything else. But I feel bad for the kids that has gambler parents that has the mindset that they might be able to grow their money through gambling and using the money for the milk into bankroll. That's how some of the gambler parents think and it's not too appropriate anymore to think like that because they have bigger obligations unlike before when they have no kids to attend their needs. So, for the gambler parents out there, please prioritize your children before yourself. I know that it's hard to resist but you've chosen your life and your kids didn't choose you but you choose to make them.

[rodskee]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

this will go two ways (as how I see it many times before) and these are those ways

 - They will lessen their gambling habit or at least their spending because they are having priorities .

 - They will gamble more in desperation to make more money to sustain their family needs .

so yeah there is an influence that will trigger each of them.

[FanEagle]

Still for some it is tough and it will be difficult for them to balance both eventually leading to dysfunctional families.

Surely taking care of a family is not an easy task and with a larger home, it becomes more difficult to do so you just have to cut down from gambling expenses. Moreover, gambling itself is not really profitable for total average of gamblers so most likely family people also lose their bet too .

It could lead to break in homes which will take more resources, time and apologies to come back especially if you have a wife who has warned the husband off it and he refused, she might take a drastic decision to leave the home and that will definitely affect the man or the children whose growing up will be full of pain and lack of parental control of either the father or mother depending on whose arm they eventually grew in.

That's true, it should not be all that easy, we should probably consider that having a big family needs to take a first priority when we are talking about something like that. If you plan on having a family like that then you should not worry about anything else.

I hope that we could see something changing, like you get so rich that you can take care of your entire family AND still end up being able to actually gamble as well. That could still happen, like imagine a person who makes a million dollars a year, that dude could gamble 10k dollars a year and still take care of his family without a doubt, that's the important part. So, either you need to be only responsible for yourself, or you need to earn enough to take care of your family and still have enough leftover to gamble.

[Gheka]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

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 belongs to responsible generations, just thinking about having another member as well as the care process, it is enough to show how busy and until the child is born, our time will belong to the child, we cannot hide and go out at our convenience like in the past, gambling habits must disappear until the child becomes an adult and just thinking like that, the gambler no longer has a concept of continuing on this path. However, in some unwanted cases, the child becomes a burden for the gambler and it is also one of the few causes of divorce for a family.

[punk.zink]

It belongs to responsible generations, just thinking about having another member as well as the care process, it is enough to show how busy and until the child is born, our time will belong to the child, we cannot hide and go out at our convenience like in the past, gambling habits must disappear until the child becomes an adult and just thinking like that, the gambler no longer has a concept of continuing on this path. However, in some unwanted cases, the child becomes a burden for the gambler and it is also one of the few causes of divorce for a family.

Every parent definitely has a responsibility towards their child, no exception for parents who like to gamble. Maybe that could be a way for gamblers to reduce their activities because there are more important things they have to do than just gambling. It is even possible that the demands of parental responsibility could actually eliminate their gambling habits.

However that only applies to parents who see responsibility in that perspective because for those who cannot understand their role and status as parents, the presence of children in their lives will not change what has become their habit, or even they will deliberately ignore that responsibility to not interfere with their gambling hobby.

[hyudien]

We should not be selfish and be the only family member who enjoy gambling, that is why we should introduce it to kids I am joking

People here have strange vision on life. When children appear, then we must dedicate every single second, every single cent to the kid. Dont you think that it is way to much? For example I spend a lot of time with my family and specially with the kid. There was never "I am busy" for the kid from me. Family isnt starving. We are all well dressed. We travel a lot. We arent in need of money. So why should I then drop all my hobbies and activities? For me it seems, that many think, when kid is busy doing something on his own, parents must either work, or stand will and wait when the kid has free time. So that they can immediately do something together.

Of course my without that rare gambling habit has changed. I will never go all-in with my or family entire savings. But I would not do the same even without having a child.

Your joke is good, friend.
"The family didn't starve. We all dressed nicely. We traveled a lot. We didn't need money."
Are you sure about this friend? I think that to do or fulfill all of that we have to use money, so that the family doesn't starve, we have to buy food or basic necessities which are the main need for survival, and to be able to wear nice clothes, I also think that requires money because it doesn't matter. maybe we make it ourselves, even if we make it ourselves we have to use capital. and to travel anyway, I think you need money for supplies, or preparation.
It's true that it's impossible for parents to watch their children all day long, because they also have to work to make money. isn't that right, friend?
If you already have children, it is better for us to limit our gambling activities if we really like gambling. Don't let your family become neglected because we only think about our habits, which is not the right behavior. we have to pay attention to our family, and don't gamble if you don't have money.

[palle11]

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.

The whole of the discussion is on the financial capacity of the gambler I think with your angle too because at the end of the day it is about the money that is used in gambling. If a gambler who has got some financial capacity, he can continue in his gambling habit whether the man is married or not. There are married men who buy two cars at same time while others can't afford one and at same time he maintains the two and changes into new cars if he wish. So likewise in gambling, it depends on the financial capacity of the husband that is what matters.

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

Those are categories of gambling addicts who have lost touch of their mental capacity 

[reagansimms]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Strong finances can make it easier for you to continue your gambling habit and also be a responsible parent. Here finances play an important role, as parents who are responsible for their children and their families must be able to look after their finances well in order to prevent problems from occurring in the future.

It doesn't matter if you continue your gambling habit as long as you have enough responsibility for your children and wife. If I were in a position where my finances were tight, I would try to sacrifice my habit for a while to be a responsible parent. The desire to gamble can still be postponed until you have sufficient finances, but the family's primary needs cannot be postponed, such as daily expenses for kitchen needs, children's school needs and other unexpected needs.

[irhact]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Yes there are losses that's hard to bear when you have a family as you'll regret making the bet as you know that you have lost a huge money that could have being used to handle some bills in the family. Having a family makes you very responsible as you now have kids and if you were an irresponsible gambler, you'll begin to find it difficulty to play as you'll be losing money but you don't want to lose money that can be used to do something for your family to have a better life.

If you're already a responsible gambler and you're gambling with only your spare money, you wouldn't find it hard to continue gambling when you have a family. You'll only have to reduced your gambling capital by reducing the amount of your spare money that you use in gambling. Having a family makes you more responsible therefore it'll help you more to watch how you're spending your money.

[madnessteat]

^

In fact, it's not all that clear-cut. There are some gamblers who did not become wiser or more responsible after children appeared in their family. There are quite a few stories when the head of the family, addicted to gambling, left his children, who can not take care of themselves, alone at home, and disappeared into the casino for several hours.  Therefore, having children makes someone wiser and more responsible, and someone does not, and rather everything depends on the person himself, not on the fact of having children in the family.

[Ever-young]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Yes it's not easy to have children and you have low or no source of income, you might be looking for where you can be getting money, even if it's through betting but it's your partner know of your betting behaviours? It's essential to be honest and open about your gambling habits, especially if they're harming your financial circumstances. If you're having trouble controlling your gambling, you should get treatment from a psychotherapist or gambling counsellor. They may provide you support and direction as you make better choices. If you're having trouble finding balance in your life, talk to a therapist or counsellor about your stress and how to handle it better. Finally, taking care of yourself and striking a healthy balance are critical to being a good parent and making sound judgments. When you're worried and weary, dealing with gambling losses can be much more difficult.

[Dewi Aries]

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In fact, it's not all that clear-cut. There are some gamblers who did not become wiser or more responsible after children appeared in their family. There are quite a few stories when the head of the family, addicted to gambling, left his children, who can not take care of themselves, alone at home, and disappeared into the casino for several hours.  Therefore, having children makes someone wiser and more responsible, and someone does not, and rather everything depends on the person himself, not on the fact of having children in the family.

Yes that's right, however depending on how the person is or I mean it all depends on the personality of the person, the situation can be as you said that it is a possibility that after having children or after having a family someone still does not care about something that should be their responsibility and some are normal in the sense that they become more responsible and all of this depends on how the personality is and also how severe the level of their involvement in gambling is.

I think you may have seen or read elsewhere about a father who left his toddler at home alone to go to a casino to gamble, and clearly this is behavior and actions that reflect that he is a family man who is so irresponsible that he would risk the life of his own child just to gamble.

[Fatunad]

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In fact, it's not all that clear-cut. There are some gamblers who did not become wiser or more responsible after children appeared in their family. There are quite a few stories when the head of the family, addicted to gambling, left his children, who can not take care of themselves, alone at home, and disappeared into the casino for several hours.  Therefore, having children makes someone wiser and more responsible, and someone does not, and rather everything depends on the person himself, not on the fact of having children in the family.

Yes that's right, however depending on how the person is or I mean it all depends on the personality of the person, the situation can be as you said that it is a possibility that after having children or after having a family someone still does not care about something that should be their responsibility and some are normal in the sense that they become more responsible and all of this depends on how the personality is and also how severe the level of their involvement in gambling is.

I think you may have seen or read elsewhere about a father who left his toddler at home alone to go to a casino to gamble, and clearly this is behavior and actions that reflect that he is a family man who is so irresponsible that he would risk the life of his own child just to gamble.

Not all people would really be that responsible in regarding about their actions on which there would really be still those people who would really be sticking into their principles or ideas in mind despite on having
their own family on which it would really be that a common approach that they would really be that sticking on playing gambling or something that they've been getting used to despite on having that new
responsibilities in life. Gambling or putting up focus into that despite on having a family? You are really that just basically putting up your family into such issues when it comes to finances.

We do know that when it comes to gambling then you are really that spending tons of money on which if you do have a family then this is something much needed when it comes to budgeting.
If you are a parent but ended up on cutting those expenses just because you are playing gambling and your family doesnt have that proper way of living when it comes to clothes, food
and other basic needs then you are just that showing on how irrresponsible you are.

[Antotena]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I'm flabbergasted with this question but on a second thought, I remembered that a lot of people gamble to make money and not the love, fun and entertainment they all claim to be and that's the majority don't enjoy gambling, that's why the majority don't make profit, why majority don't make profits and gamblers are depressed as result of addiction from gambling, so before I go on the children part, learn to gamble because you want to and not because you are looking for money to pay bills or take care of some responsibility.

Here is my advice for you, before you marry, make sure you have a good source of income to properly take care r your family and the rest will be easy to for you. If you are a moderate gambler, you will not have any issue bearing the burden of loss in gambling unless you use the family savings to go and gamble that's when I think you will think hard and might lose your cool.

[hedgeh0g]

Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is that those who have children become more responsible. But sometimes I saw that even with children, some behave as irresponsibly as this, I don’t understand this. Even on the form there was a theme of how the father played the game and placed bets while very young children were left to their own devices and it could end badly because they are not yet independent.

As for me personally, I don’t know if I continued to play gambling at all, but I think that I would focus on raising children. In general, I think the excitement should fade a little in any case, because we cannot afford huge losses, because our children simply will not have anything to feed, and this cannot be allowed.

[livingfree]

I think you may have seen or read elsewhere about a father who left his toddler at home alone to go to a casino to gamble, and clearly this is behavior and actions that reflect that he is a family man who is so irresponsible that he would risk the life of his own child just to gamble.

I've read that news as well and that's just a sad story because gambling really changes people whether he's a family person or not.

So, as for the topic about if gambling changes or influences a gambler. Yes, it's true but it's not just always for the better.

And based from that news that we've read, it can also change a person negatively and doesn't know what to prioritize if he's itching to gamble wherein he can just stay at home and gamble online.

[angrybirdy]

I think you may have seen or read elsewhere about a father who left his toddler at home alone to go to a casino to gamble, and clearly this is behavior and actions that reflect that he is a family man who is so irresponsible that he would risk the life of his own child just to gamble.

I've read that news as well and that's just a sad story because gambling really changes people whether he's a family person or not.

So, as for the topic about if gambling changes or influences a gambler. Yes, it's true but it's not just always for the better.

And based from that news that we've read, it can also change a person negatively and doesn't know what to prioritize if he's itching to gamble wherein he can just stay at home and gamble online.

There is a thread about it here on the forum and gambling really has an impact on a person, we can't say if it is a positive or negative impact but based on what is being read and reported today, it seems that the majority is changing for the worst, because there are many sensible people People who have been engaged in gambling have changed a lot in their actions and behavior. It's just sad because there are other incidents where parents can afford to neglect their children in exchange for gambling.

[$crypto$]

So, as for the topic about if gambling changes or influences a gambler. Yes, it's true but it's not just always for the better.

And based from that news that we've read, it can also change a person negatively and doesn't know what to prioritize if he's itching to gamble wherein he can just stay at home and gamble online.

With gambling habits it can affect anyone including our children, we may be able to avoid this such as not gambling in front of children or prioritizing others even if you yourself are relaxing.

I have always had a habit of gambling but it has not delayed other work so the severe negatives are not so obvious, so now I am still trying how this gambling does not have a worse impact on others.

While there is free time, you can play gambling, while if there is no time, you will choose something else.

[HelliumZ]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Responsibility means many things but in gambling definitely sense of responsibility plays an important role in gambling especially when a gambler participates in gambling from a sense of responsibility he must always have a mental pressure and target. If a gambler has more than one child, his sense of responsibility must be high. And if the sense of responsibility is high, of course it is normal before the influence of gambling. However, people should not participate in gambling due to stress or busyness, drunkenness or mental disorder because these factors make a gambler suffer more losses than gains.

[Fortify]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Let's just say, it should make you change your mind and approach to life. Unless you have a special skill and can show a profitable return in your area of gambling year after year, then chances are you're losing money. There was a study done, probably out of date now and more expensive, that showed raising children can easily cost a quarter of a million each. That's a lot of money you have to devote to raising them on average, which leaves less room for this form of entertainment. You should also want to encourage the best habits in your children as well, so as they grow up make sure they are not exposed to gambling because it can effect everyone differently and you never know if they'd get addicted to it.

[Jaycoinz]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Responsibility means many things but in gambling definitely sense of responsibility plays an important role in gambling especially when a gambler participates in gambling from a sense of responsibility he must always have a mental pressure and target. If a gambler has more than one child, his sense of responsibility must be high. And if the sense of responsibility is high, of course it is normal before the influence of gambling. However, people should not participate in gambling due to stress or busyness, drunkenness or mental disorder because these factors make a gambler suffer more losses than gains.

I think this was actually a recommended for a known addict in my work place after when we had some good talks about his gambling addiction and how he was able to get rid of it because he was showing signs that he has cut down on his addiction and started showing rooms for improvement and it made me wonder and one thing led to another and he told me that a therapist actually prescribed for him to get himself some responsibilities to carry that it would be good because he will see the world from a different angle.

[shivansps]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I think that such a step as starting a family can change a person’s life. I mean a person who has problems with gambling addiction or some other addiction. When I had big problems with drugs, God helped me and freed me from it. I also know who were unable to change their lives for the better after starting a family and even having children. I think everything here is individual and depends on the person. In any case, when a person has a family and children, he is no longer responsible only for himself and such bad habits as gambling should be eliminated, especially when a person cannot control himself and regularly loses all his money on bets or in casinos. I also think that the future spouse should be aware of his partner's gambling addiction or past gambling addiction if the person is done with it and no longer does such things.

[Fatunad]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I think that such a step as starting a family can change a person’s life. I mean a person who has problems with gambling addiction or some other addiction. When I had big problems with drugs, God helped me and freed me from it. I also know who were unable to change their lives for the better after starting a family and even having children. I think everything here is individual and depends on the person. In any case, when a person has a family and children, he is no longer responsible only for himself and such bad habits as gambling should be eliminated, especially when a person cannot control himself and regularly loses all his money on bets or in casinos. I also think that the future spouse should be aware of his partner's gambling addiction or past gambling addiction if the person is done with it and no longer does such things.

I can attest to this that you would really be having that changes once you do have a family on which your priority would really be that changes and since you do have wife and kids then your main important target is to raise them up and having no problems in regarding living. Just like on what been said above that it would really be totally irresponsible if you are prioritizing gambling over your family specially when it comes to budget
on where you would really be needing to provide all of their needs if you do want to have a good life. Its not bad to gamble if you are really that a gambler and cant leave on it but everything now would really be in moderation. You cant really just that make yourself that spending like when you are still single. Everything changes when you do have a family on which you would really be having tons of responsibilities now.

Raising up a family is never been easy or simple on which as a father or husband then you would really be needing to provide all the things that they do need if you dont like to mess up your life with.

[livingfree]

I've read that news as well and that's just a sad story because gambling really changes people whether he's a family person or not.

So, as for the topic about if gambling changes or influences a gambler. Yes, it's true but it's not just always for the better.

And based from that news that we've read, it can also change a person negatively and doesn't know what to prioritize if he's itching to gamble wherein he can just stay at home and gamble online.

There is a thread about it here on the forum and gambling really has an impact on a person, we can't say if it is a positive or negative impact but based on what is being read and reported today, it seems that the majority is changing for the worst, because there are many sensible people People who have been engaged in gambling have changed a lot in their actions and behavior. It's just sad because there are other incidents where parents can afford to neglect their children in exchange for gambling.

Truly sad when we see such news that they're not showing any good result of their change. Because if that one incident has been covered and reported, for sure that there are also incidents that are close to it that had happened.

So, as for the topic about if gambling changes or influences a gambler. Yes, it's true but it's not just always for the better.

And based from that news that we've read, it can also change a person negatively and doesn't know what to prioritize if he's itching to gamble wherein he can just stay at home and gamble online.

With gambling habits it can affect anyone including our children, we may be able to avoid this such as not gambling in front of children or prioritizing others even if you yourself are relaxing.

I have always had a habit of gambling but it has not delayed other work so the severe negatives are not so obvious, so now I am still trying how this gambling does not have a worse impact on others.

While there is free time, you can play gambling, while if there is no time, you will choose something else.

That's right, it's not just us as gamblers that are being affected but also the people around us especially the children that we're taking care of.

If you're not going to change your habits, a worse case scenario is that you'll be able to send them the same activity and soon they'll be the ones that will become addicted to gambling and that's even worst than us being addicted.

[Chikito]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When we are married and have children, we have to change all our lifestyles and do not continue like we were doing were single. we have to manage money strictly. Gambling is the same as hobby, when you are single and have a hobby that drains your money, you have to reduce it when you get married. maybe you used 50% your salary to gambling, but when you have married you must reduce it about 25%, except if you have additional income like signature campaign, maybe you can use it in full of them so that your main salary remains intact.

[hyudien]

When we are married and have children, we have to change all our lifestyles and do not continue like we were doing were single. we have to manage money strictly. Gambling is the same as hobby, when you are single and have a hobby that drains your money, you have to reduce it when you get married. maybe you used 50% your salary to gambling, but when you have married you must reduce it about 25%, except if you have additional income like signature campaign, maybe you can use it in full of them so that your main salary remains intact.

I agree with that, even before marriage we should be able to change our habits for the better, because marriage is not a small matter. Marriage must be prepared as well as possible because we must be responsible for everything that will happen when we are married. Including with our own finances. As you said, we have to manage our finances well, because when we get married there is another soul that we have to live with and that, in my opinion, we must or must be responsible for. I agree with you, indeed many people who are single they do gambling often and it might be said to be a hobby, which of course is draining money not making money, when married then obviously we have to reduce that habit if it can't stop completely.
It's true what you said, as much as possible we must be able to reduce the habit of gambling if we are married regardless of the percentage or amount because otherwise it will become a problem that can trigger a broken relationship or divorce. If you can, it's better to stop, but to stop gambling is difficult especially when the approach to gambling when you are single is very close, so it is likely to be difficult to be able to increase the gambling that has been done.

[moneystery]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

i don't have a family, but from my experience of seeing people around me who gamble and have families, there are only two possibilities, firstly, the person understands his responsibilities and reduces his gambling and focuses more on his family, and secondly, he doesn't care at all about his family and only gambles. those are the only two types of gamblers, so it depends on the person whether they care about their family or they don't care at all and just gamble without thinking about their family.

[rachael9385]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Male gamblers without children /responsible would always want to gamble with everything they have but I am sure that when they full married and have children they won't gamble overtime. Having a family is like have a responsibility and you must provide for them because they are your main priorities.
Providing for a family is a mans responsibility but the woman is just there to support the family also, if you are addicted to gamble you have to reduce the way and the amount you use in gambling because you have responsibilities.
The way children influence gamble is only if the children are more than the salary the parents earn, they won't be any to gamble after the parents finished spending for the family expenses and savings but if incase there's any they will gamble but not always.

[adultcrypto]

Believe it or not, being married changes a lot of things in both the man and the woman and when children starts coming, it is also another experience all together. There are somethings people do as singles that they will not find interesting anymore when they are married. Regarding gambling, the approach of a gambler when single, with less responsibilities, is always different from that of a married person. The reason is that a married person take a lot of things into consideration such as the reaction of the partner, protecting his gambling business from the children who might not be old enough to know about gambling and also the sense of responsibility in terms of resources allocation. Having children definitely influence our gambling for the reasons I have given and more that exist. A father is seen as a role model so he must strive to maintain the expectations reposed on him by the children and one way of doing this is to keep certain things secret, especially things he wouldn't want the children to do at their early ages.

[carlfebz2]

Believe it or not, being married changes a lot of things in both the man and the woman and when children starts coming, it is also another experience all together. There are somethings people do as singles that they will not find interesting anymore when they are married. Regarding gambling, the approach of a gambler when single, with less responsibilities, is always different from that of a married person. The reason is that a married person take a lot of things into consideration such as the reaction of the partner, protecting his gambling business from the children who might not be old enough to know about gambling and also the sense of responsibility in terms of resources allocation. Having children definitely influence our gambling for the reasons I have given and more that exist. A father is seen as a role model so he must strive to maintain the expectations reposed on him by the children and one way of doing this is to keep certain things secret, especially things he wouldn't want the children to do at their early ages.

When the time comes that you have that become a father or having a family then tons of those things that you've been dealing in the past would really be needing for you to left it behind.
You do have tons of responsibilities already on which you would really be needing up to comply or something you would really be needing to provide since you have that decided to dive in
into the world of marriage on which there would really be tons of responsibilities but at the same time it is really something that could bring out happiness.

It would really be just that right that you would really be giving out importance into your wife and children on which giving them the best things as we could and providing on what they do need in life.
If gambling could really be resulting into that tons of spending  you do have or getting a huge chunk into your day job salary then it would be best that you should really be quitting up.
Dont tend to stick into those vices or things you've been involved in the past when you are still single. Everything cant really be just that the same.

[tsaroz]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

I guess it does. I don't have children yet but I'm now married. And as I compare my single life and a married life in reference to how I gamble, there are two reasons that are changing my gambling habits. The first is financial transparency, It's not that my wife is asking my money but I'm expected to be transparent on how I spend my salary. And the next thing is the spare and private time available to yourself.
As you have kids, you might be expected to be more efficient on using your money and would have less time for yourself as you give more to your family and the job/business. So, it won't be hard to conclude that you'd be gambling less and more reasonably.

[taufik123]

I guess it does. I don't have children yet but I'm now married. And as I compare my single life and a married life in reference to how I gamble, there are two reasons that are changing my gambling habits. The first is financial transparency, It's not that my wife is asking my money but I'm expected to be transparent on how I spend my salary. And the next thing is the spare and private time available to yourself.
As you have kids, you might be expected to be more efficient on using your money and would have less time for yourself as you give more to your family and the job/business. So, it won't be hard to conclude that you'd be gambling less and more reasonably.

Having a family is a big responsibility, I also have a wife and 2 children who need attention and certainly need good and transparent finances.

Whatever I do in gambling or in any business in crypto, I tell everything and hopefully my wife will understand and when I start to work in front of the computer.

About how often or reduce gambling activities, it will have a schedule that is certainly getting less.
I gamble only as entertainment, not to seek so much crazy profit that I become an addict, I know my limits and when to stop.

Doing time management for family, real work, crypto and gambling should be balanced enough so that there will be no problems arising due to gambling reasons and so on.

[Dewi Aries]

Yes that's right, however depending on how the person is or I mean it all depends on the personality of the person, the situation can be as you said that it is a possibility that after having children or after having a family someone still does not care about something that should be their responsibility and some are normal in the sense that they become more responsible and all of this depends on how the personality is and also how severe the level of their involvement in gambling is.

I think you may have seen or read elsewhere about a father who left his toddler at home alone to go to a casino to gamble, and clearly this is behavior and actions that reflect that he is a family man who is so irresponsible that he would risk the life of his own child just to gamble.

Not all people would really be that responsible in regarding about their actions on which there would really be still those people who would really be sticking into their principles or ideas in mind despite on having
their own family on which it would really be that a common approach that they would really be that sticking on playing gambling or something that they've been getting used to despite on having that new
responsibilities in life. Gambling or putting up focus into that despite on having a family? You are really that just basically putting up your family into such issues when it comes to finances.

We do know that when it comes to gambling then you are really that spending tons of money on which if you do have a family then this is something much needed when it comes to budgeting.
If you are a parent but ended up on cutting those expenses just because you are playing gambling and your family doesnt have that proper way of living when it comes to clothes, food
and other basic needs then you are just that showing on how irrresponsible you are.

I think we can measure or predict whether they will be able to be responsible or not in terms of how or how bad or whether they are responsible gamblers or vice versa, because obviously if you are a responsible gambler in the sense of being able to manage and control your gambling activities properly and according to your abilities then I think the gambling activities that you often do will not really affect the financial situation in your family relationship, But if it's the other way around or if before marriage you were an irresponsible gambler or an addicted gambler then I think this type of gambler will not care about any situation, meaning that the situation with full responsibility after they have a family is unlikely for them to be able to think about reducing their excessive gambling in the sense that they will still gamble in a bad way that will endanger themselves and their families.

Overall and from the few cases that have happened, I would agree with you that most of the time gambling only makes a person experience financial problems in life regardless of whether they are single or married, and however I will not forget the best advice and ideas which is obviously the best decision is to quit and get out of the gambling habit regardless of whether you are a responsible gambler or otherwise, because this is what is best for long-term security.

[OgNasty]

My overall feeling is that if you have children that depend on you, you probably shouldn't be using your funds recklessly.  However, some people have a ton of money or make a ton of money and need a way to unwind as well.  I think if you fall into this category and it doesn't matter if you lose every bet, your financial life will not be impacted, then I don't see any problem with it.  It's entertainment after all.  On the flip side, if you can't afford to provide for your family and you're using the little money you have to gamble in hopes of striking it big, you are probably doing your family a great disservice.  

[punk.zink]

i don't have a family, but from my experience of seeing people around me who gamble and have families, there are only two possibilities, firstly, the person understands his responsibilities and reduces his gambling and focuses more on his family, and secondly, he doesn't care at all about his family and only gambles. those are the only two types of gamblers, so it depends on the person whether they care about their family or they don't care at all and just gamble without thinking about their family.

It was indeed something that if we didn't see it firsthand, we wouldn't be able to believe it. In reality, there are parents who neglect their responsibilities towards their families and all that is on their mind is just only their own pleasure and needs. Gambling addiction can be something scary and if it's like this it will be very difficult to treat because whatever the advice and whoever the advice comes from, it's very likely that someone who is already addicted to gambling won't pay attention to it.

[Oilacris]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

i don't have a family, but from my experience of seeing people around me who gamble and have families, there are only two possibilities, firstly, the person understands his responsibilities and reduces his gambling and focuses more on his family, and secondly, he doesn't care at all about his family and only gambles. those are the only two types of gamblers, so it depends on the person whether they care about their family or they don't care at all and just gamble without thinking about their family.

Or simply this one really just that simply talks about being responsible and being irresponsible on which there would really be those type of people in regarding on particular situations. You wont really be that making yourself that messing up your life with gambling if you are really just that mindful on what you are doing. Now that you do have already a family then it would really be impossible that you would really be that making yourself spending up tons of money into it which you could really that make use of those funds for the benefit of your family instead. It would really be just that too much waste if you do have that kind of perceptions towards gambling on which you do give out less priority into your family.

If you dont like to experience on been left out by your wife and children then its better to make yourself that responsible because once they do able to experience hardships in life
because if your irresponsible behavior then dont get shocked that you would really be that left alone.

[Lannakosa]

It was indeed something that if we didn't see it firsthand, we wouldn't be able to believe it. In reality, there are parents who neglect their responsibilities towards their families and all that is on their mind is just only their own pleasure and needs. Gambling addiction can be something scary and if it's like this it will be very difficult to treat because whatever the advice and whoever the advice comes from, it's very likely that someone who is already addicted to gambling won't pay attention to it.

People are different, and we are all raised differently, according to the habits that are passed on from our parents to us, and so on. Some people want their children to be more independent, others worry so much that it becomes like overprotection, and it’s difficult for me to say what’s right, and what’s wrong.

The most important thing is that children are fed, clothed, receive a good education, and I also think that it is very important to give the child space, so that they can also decide and choose something in life for themselves, this is important, there is no need to try to do everything for them. In this case, both parents and children will have more time for themselves when everyone learns to solve their own problems. Children will never be an obstacle for you in anything, because they are your family.

[hyudien]

People are different, and we are all raised differently, according to the habits that are passed on from our parents to us, and so on. Some people want their children to be more independent, others worry so much that it becomes like overprotection, and it’s difficult for me to say what’s right, and what’s wrong.

The most important thing is that children are fed, clothed, receive a good education, and I also think that it is very important to give the child space, so that they can also decide and choose something in life for themselves, this is important, there is no need to try to do everything for them. In this case, both parents and children will have more time for themselves when everyone learns to solve their own problems. Children will never be an obstacle for you in anything, because they are your family.

It is true that of course they will teach according to their teachings as they should, but what is clear is that it is impossible for them to teach their children something bad. there is no way they will teach their children bad things like stealing or other things. It still makes sense if parents teach their children to be more independent because parents will be proud when their children can do everything themselves or be independent. There are no parents who reject their child wanting to be independent because that is a good thing too, even though they are worried at first but as time goes by they can accept it.
I felt the same way, when I got older I had a desire and had to make it happen in my own way, with support from my parents it helped me become more enthusiastic about carrying it out, even though at first they were worried but in the end they were able to accept it. Even if their parents are gamblers, I'm sure they won't teach them the same things their parents did, because that's an unnatural thing to teach too. and when we are married, let alone have children, we have to pay attention to them.

[Lucasgabd]

Many people change after the have children or change the structure of their families. That’s quite common
I could see some developing better habits after becoming a father or mother. Also due to their available time, priorities, need to save money or something else

[carlfebz2]

It was indeed something that if we didn't see it firsthand, we wouldn't be able to believe it. In reality, there are parents who neglect their responsibilities towards their families and all that is on their mind is just only their own pleasure and needs. Gambling addiction can be something scary and if it's like this it will be very difficult to treat because whatever the advice and whoever the advice comes from, it's very likely that someone who is already addicted to gambling won't pay attention to it.

People are different, and we are all raised differently, according to the habits that are passed on from our parents to us, and so on. Some people want their children to be more independent, others worry so much that it becomes like overprotection, and it’s difficult for me to say what’s right, and what’s wrong.

The most important thing is that children are fed, clothed, receive a good education, and I also think that it is very important to give the child space, so that they can also decide and choose something in life for themselves, this is important, there is no need to try to do everything for them. In this case, both parents and children will have more time for themselves when everyone learns to solve their own problems. Children will never be an obstacle for you in anything, because they are your family.

Parenting would really be  that different to each other on which there are ones who are really just that too loose when it comes to this manner and there are ones who are really that strict when it comes to certain things and there are ones who arent. This is why we've seen that there are parents who are really that too open when it comes to gambling but of course they do tell about moderation and being responsible
but it is really that hard to tell your kids specially if they've seen something that you arent that doing good when it comes to spending or providing needs. Just like on what other been people been saying
that when it comes to influence then us parents would really be giving out that kind of impact on which we know that this is something that could affect our kids in any way.
We do know that influencing them on something might really be resulting that having that huge problem in the future.

[Marykeller]

Responsible gamblers will avoid or curtail their gambling habits since they have an obligation to take care of and support their families at all times.

A family man who is addicted to gambling and bets excessively without prioritizing his family is not one to be proud of when it comes to his financial situation because he sees gambling as a source of income to support himself and his family. A bad move, which I am sure of, that doesn't end well

[Obari]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Don’t know why, I think this post is coming from the angle of a person in such a situation and I just have to say, yes, that having children and more responsibilities also affects our gambling except the Person is an addict.
The greater your responsibility without any salary increase pays a major role on one’s gambling habits and might force them to reduce the rate and amount they bet on games and I think more the responsibility, the more difficult it is to bear losses.

Children are gift from God, and every responsible parent would want the best for their children at all cost even upto giving up on gambling if it’s taking so much out of them.

[wxa7115]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Don’t know why, I think this post is coming from the angle of a person in such a situation and I just have to say, yes, that having children and more responsibilities also affects our gambling except the Person is an addict.
The greater your responsibility without any salary increase pays a major role on one’s gambling habits and might force them to reduce the rate and amount they bet on games and I think more the responsibility, the more difficult it is to bear losses.

Children are gift from God, and every responsible parent would want the best for their children at all cost even upto giving up on gambling if it’s taking so much out of them.

As much as children are indeed a blessing, there is also no doubt that unless a person is earning way more than what they need, an additional child will not only bring economic challenges to the couple, the child will also bring challenges to their existing relationships and even reduce the time they can dedicate to themselves.

So there is no doubt that anyone that may enjoy to gamble will have to sacrifice some or all of the time they dedicated to this activity to tend to their family.

[Accardo]

i don't have a family, but from my experience of seeing people around me who gamble and have families, there are only two possibilities, firstly, the person understands his responsibilities and reduces his gambling and focuses more on his family, and secondly, he doesn't care at all about his family and only gambles. those are the only two types of gamblers, so it depends on the person whether they care about their family or they don't care at all and just gamble without thinking about their family.

Gamblers own unique upbringings, and not every one of us acknowledges the respect responsible gambling adds to our family. Those players who care less about their families and focus on gambling only add disrespect to their homes. Nobody talks about something else in that home, instead, it's all about blame and troubles. A compulsive gambler is concerned with winning big, while gambling. He'd neglect the needs of his children and let them behave the way they wanted, without screening their actions. Such people are not qualified to be called good fathers. Their behavior affects society as a whole, not partly.

Because his sad and emotionally bedraggled kids will go about exhibiting strange attitudes amongst their peers. Instigating those behaviors on some innocent kids which circulates or extends to a wider variety of children in that environment or society. Hence, such gamblers should imagine a wider view of their irresponsibility in their homes and how it affects their environment. It causes extra pain to society and not just his family. The people around such a player need to create some awareness, at least to help the gambler adjust his lifestyle. A married man with kids, shouldn't pay his precious kids with self-inflicted hardship. Cutting down on the behavior is quite better than pushing endlessly on that attitude.

[Samlucky O]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits?

Absolutely yes, because I would no longer risk like before. When people are single they can take any decisions both necessary and unnecessary decisions but when you become a parent you adjust yourself otherwise you get in to financial problems. Apart from that, when you have a family you reduce most of your reckless attitude so as to teach your children a good morals. Because if you don't limit or astain from some kind ukward behaviour you may end up not being able to raise a happy and decent home.

Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Loses are indeed harder to bear when you have family. That is why it is good to reduce gambling habit when you are a father in other no to get much angry when you lost. Because when you have a family you get provoked at a slight lost. You would even be saying that it would have been better you use the money to take care of other important responsibilities, than wasting it on gambling. Which you where also trying to win big to take care of the family responsibilities.

[harapan]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Normally taking responsibility is a very crucial aspect of our lives and a situation that we're into gambling and having children by our sides it's an eye opener in such a way that we should know that our chances of gambling habits should be limited and minimized because we now have a bigger task and responsibility at hand and spending on bets and gambling does not necessarily make us achieve that goal of taking up our responsibility.

Tho to some gamblers they feel having kids doesn't stop them from gambling but it's Not proper to keep gambling when you have kids cause you should be spending more on your vital responsibility which is your children than doing it elsewhere so in the later future there won't be any damages of sort and regrets.

[Hewlet]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

family responsibility has a way of affecting almost every part of our lives and most of the things you could be doing regularly will normally change once you've gotten married and as children starts coming in, if you don't cut off from certain things or at least reduce them, you might end up endangering yourself in the long run.

If you've had regular losses in your gambling as a single person, it's not close to what you will experience when you're married cause marriage comes with a lot of responsibility both from the aspect of teaching your children the right moral lessons that will make them better adult and also making good use of your money so the family won't ever get into a position where they need money but don't have it.

[Z390]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

It depends on how much you are risking on gambling, your losses will be harder to bear still with kids or not kids, if you want reduce the risk of losing money you need to reduce the money you are risking on gambling, its not hard.

I am against having a family and a home and then turning yourself into a stupid gambler, you can't be selfish when people are depending on you, not even just people, but your own family, so you have no room to be a selfish risk taker.

When your budget is very tight, do not gamble, it's not as if you will make money if you gamble, quit gambling until the day you have some extra cash that you are willing to throw away, because its possible you will lost all the money, be responsible with gambling.

[retreat]

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

[Blitzboy]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

It depends on how much you are risking on gambling, your losses will be harder to bear still with kids or not kids, if you want reduce the risk of losing money you need to reduce the money you are risking on gambling, its not hard.

I am against having a family and a home and then turning yourself into a stupid gambler, you can't be selfish when people are depending on you, not even just people, but your own family, so you have no room to be a selfish risk taker.

When your budget is very tight, do not gamble, it's not as if you will make money if you gamble, quit gambling until the day you have some extra cash that you are willing to throw away, because its possible you will lost all the money, be responsible with gambling.

This goes beyond gambling's huge losses. Negative effects strike families most. When you're responsible for others, selfishnes isnt acceptable. People need to hear this opinion loud and clear. We risk funds and the stability we've achieved for our loved ones, who depend on us. Putting your kids' futures at risk is serious.

Experience has taught me that only bet with money you can lose without flinching. But honestly, folks, there are far better investments. Think long-term: family is legacy. So much duty falls on us as providers. It demands careful choices, smart strategy. Instead than chasing unpredictable wins, build a solid foundation. It needs wisdom to see the larger picture and trade delights for lasting. Giving our families a chance to succeed is our goal. I believe in that type of winning.

[khiholangkang]

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

The first thing that comes to my mind about cases like this is that it depends on our economic situation, if we have children and we are still able to divide our time, pay for or take care of children properly, gambling habits in my opinion can still be continued and because of that I also don't think it will affect anything.
Unlike the case with people who have little income and if they insist on gambling, of course taking care of children will be more difficult because they do not have the costs and time because they have to work harder to get more income to cover their needs, therefore it is important to realize that stopping gambling behavior and focusing on children is much better in taking solutions, so the conclusion depends on your own situation, because that will determine what kind of action you have to take so that everything looks good.

[EarnOnVictor]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Don’t know why, I think this post is coming from the angle of a person in such a situation and I just have to say, yes, that having children and more responsibilities also affects our gambling except the Person is an addict.
The greater your responsibility without any salary increase pays a major role on one’s gambling habits and might force them to reduce the rate and amount they bet on games and I think more the responsibility, the more difficult it is to bear losses.

Children are gift from God, and every responsible parent would want the best for their children at all cost even upto giving up on gambling if it’s taking so much out of them.

As much as children are indeed a blessing, there is also no doubt that unless a person is earning way more than what they need, an additional child will not only bring economic challenges to the couple, the child will also bring challenges to their existing relationships and even reduce the time they can dedicate to themselves.

So there is no doubt that anyone that may enjoy to gamble will have to sacrifice some or all of the time they dedicated to this activity to tend to their family.

I don't seem to understand what you guys are saying, children are blessings and nothing will change that. It is we who should plan our lives and not blame it on innocent children. As couples, they should know the number of children they want to born and that must be measurable to many factors which include their financial capability. If you know you can bear only one or two and give them the best support in all ramifications, why not stick to it? But having the financial capacity of 2 and bearing 5 children means you are wicked. So it is all about us and the right plan we have in every situation.

As for gambling, I do not see this as a must, you should quit it if it is causing you to lose money while your family suffer. That is what I see in your post which is not supposed to be so, it is never a must, so we should take it as such. And if you are such that is kin to gambling, if you are gambling and may not be able to do without it (though it is wrong and you should seek help), perhaps, you gamble with $500 a month, why not force it down to $50? By that, you would have saved a whopping $450 for the month even as you did not deprive yourself of what you like doing. Above all, gambling is not a do-or-die thing, your family must come first if you are responsible and I believe that quitting gambling entirely for the sake of your family is the simplest sacrifice you can make if you truly love them.

I won't even think twice!

[rahmad2nd]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

So, therefore, someone must have a sense of responsibility, especially for couples who already have children. That's why, I often say that responsibility is important for someone to have, especially for someone who is the backbone of a family. This is no exception when we are involved in a hobby, whatever the hobby is, including hobbies that involve betting. The importance of controlling hobbies and responsibility for family needs to be balanced, but the main priority is responsibility for children and wife for me personally. For me, that's important, because as a human being I actually need entertainment, relaxation, or whatever for mental and physical health. yeah, at least so that everything is balanced between basic needs and personal needs, that's why it's very important to have responsibility and self-control.

Well because what we are discussing in this thread is a hobby that involves gambling, so we are talking from the perspective of gambling as well as responsibility and self-control. Not a few, many stories end with unpleasant stories in a family that is destroyed because the family's financial mainstay is involved in a gambling addiction. this thread is great, yeah great for learners for us in the community. Personally, that doesn't mean I've never experienced problems with gambling and my family. but the thing that I prioritize most is family, financial and basic needs must come first. At the same time, I also need entertainment so I don't get stressed. We can apply it to any hobby, yes for our own mental health and those who choose to gamble are no exception. the most important point is, for me, to have limits to what we can afford. So that everything runs in balance, broad understanding, knowledge, understanding and responsibility are needed.  which in the end, we will have good self-control. but if it is not trained, this discipline will not be realized. although in practice, it's not as easy as I said. but everything I say is based on personal experience.

[stomachgrowls]

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

The first thing that comes to my mind about cases like this is that it depends on our economic situation, if we have children and we are still able to divide our time, pay for or take care of children properly, gambling habits in my opinion can still be continued and because of that I also don't think it will affect anything.
Unlike the case with people who have little income and if they insist on gambling, of course taking care of children will be more difficult because they do not have the costs and time because they have to work harder to get more income to cover their needs, therefore it is important to realize that stopping gambling behavior and focusing on children is much better in taking solutions, so the conclusion depends on your own situation, because that will determine what kind of action you have to take so that everything looks good.

Would really be just that depending into your financial capacity as a head of the family or as a husband. There's no issue if you would really be gambling as long you are really that able to provide your family needs.

Then there would really be no issues. The only problem on here is on the time that you are already compromising their needs and providing them those basic things in life then this is where you should really be considering on stopping it immediately before things becomes worst and this is something that you should really be avoiding at all cost on where you are already compromising yourself and your family
just because you cant really be able to stop on doing or playing gambling on which we know that this is something that you would really be needing up to have that kind of moderation.

Having a family which means that you do have that responsibility and it would really be just that right that you should be focusing into the priorities and not your own
leisure and entertainment thing.

[ethereumhunter]

Responsible gamblers will avoid or curtail their gambling habits since they have an obligation to take care of and support their families at all times.

A family man who is addicted to gambling and bets excessively without prioritizing his family is not one to be proud of when it comes to his financial situation because he sees gambling as a source of income to support himself and his family. A bad move, which I am sure of, that doesn't end well

Responsible gamblers will not trying to break their own rules because they knows what risks that they will gets. They gets the bad experiences before and will not wants to have the same experiences.

Having a children will makes gamblers knows that they must become responsible playing gambling because they have the important matters that they must gives priority. Gambling will not becomes their priority because gambling is just a fun activity in their spare time so they will not playing gambling too often.

[hyudien]

The first thing that comes to my mind about cases like this is that it depends on our economic situation, if we have children and we are still able to divide our time, pay for or take care of children properly, gambling habits in my opinion can still be continued and because of that I also don't think it will affect anything.
Unlike the case with people who have little income and if they insist on gambling, of course taking care of children will be more difficult because they do not have the costs and time because they have to work harder to get more income to cover their needs, therefore it is important to realize that stopping gambling behavior and focusing on children is much better in taking solutions, so the conclusion depends on your own situation, because that will determine what kind of action you have to take so that everything looks good.

that makes sense, if we can divide our time well maybe everything will be fine. I think we should have time together for family, including with our own children, because it is impossible when we have a child but we don't have time to be together. because of course our children need attention from their parents, this can also determine their future, because many children lack attention from their parents so they have different personalities from children in general. Even though we like to gamble, when we have children we have to be able to adjust the time for ourselves and our family.
If we really have a small income then we should be aware of not gambling, let alone forcing ourselves to continue gambling. It's true what you said to stop or reduce gambling behavior and habits and then pay more attention to the child. I myself will do things that I think are good, but what is clear is that they will not harm other people, including my own children or family.

[Negotiation]

The first thing that comes to my mind about cases like this is that it depends on our economic situation, if we have children and we are still able to divide our time, pay for or take care of children properly, gambling habits in my opinion can still be continued and because of that I also don't think it will affect anything.
Unlike the case with people who have little income and if they insist on gambling, of course taking care of children will be more difficult because they do not have the costs and time because they have to work harder to get more income to cover their needs, therefore it is important to realize that stopping gambling behavior and focusing on children is much better in taking solutions, so the conclusion depends on your own situation, because that will determine what kind of action you have to take so that everything looks good.

that makes sense, if we can divide our time well maybe everything will be fine. I think we should have time together for family, including with our own children, because it is impossible when we have a child but we don't have time to be together. because of course our children need attention from their parents, this can also determine their future, because many children lack attention from their parents so they have different personalities from children in general. Even though we like to gamble, when we have children we have to be able to adjust the time for ourselves and our family.
If we really have a small income then we should be aware of not gambling, let alone forcing ourselves to continue gambling. It's true what you said to stop or reduce gambling behavior and habits and then pay more attention to the child. I myself will do things that I think are good, but what is clear is that they will not harm other people, including my own children or family.

Rightly said one should never continue gambling by harming someone in the family. All parents want the best for their children and should spend more time with their children than gambling. Think about the downsides before gambling we love to follow others. We judge what we see around us accordingly but sometimes I can't control myself when I can't stop gambling.

[Woodie]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

If we are going to say raising a family burdens you financially, then gambling shouldn't even be something to consider as a responsible parent/guardian... because if the tight budget you working with you blow your account, this means twice the hustle to replace what's lost and you don't want this..and if you constantly  worrying about losing then gambling isn't for you as bad and good days do exist.

But in an instance were you have some free resources available..and just because one has to raise kids doesn't mean you can't spend a few bucks on yourself... besides a healthy mind needs to rest & energize to have the strength for tomorrow.. otherwise stick to your limits and you should be okay.

[Dewi Aries]

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

Yes that's right it all depends on how they think, some are short minded and some are long minded, or what it means is that there are some people who don't think about the bad possibilities that might happen someday and some who don't think in that direction at all, but overall still gambling can be a trigger for problems in household relationships when you are no longer able to control yourself.

As for responsibility, I think bringing gambling into a situation where you already have full responsibility to provide for your family will only add to your burden because you have to meet two allocations of money which are to provide for your family's needs and also to fund your gambling habit, sometimes a person can experience a change in himself to be very irresponsible in his household affairs because gambling has a lot of temptations that can make a person fall into it unconsciously and eventually experience a change in behavior.

[coolcoinz]

What maters is self awareness and what kind of a parent you are. A parent who doesn't care much about children will not change his behavior.

To visualize, think of all those alcoholics. Some of them have children, some do not, but usually heavy addiction doesn't change for the better and as a result we have those so called dysfunctional families where children run around unsupervised and hungry while parents are drunk or on drugs.

[Wiwo]

Responsible gamblers will avoid or curtail their gambling habits since they have an obligation to take care of and support their families at all times.

A family man who is addicted to gambling and bets excessively without prioritizing his family is not one to be proud of when it comes to his financial situation because he sees gambling as a source of income to support himself and his family. A bad move, which I am sure of, that doesn't end well

Responsible gamblers will not trying to break their own rules because they knows what risks that they will gets. They gets the bad experiences before and will not wants to have the same experiences.

Having a children will makes gamblers knows that they must become responsible playing gambling because they have the important matters that they must gives priority. Gambling will not becomes their priority because gambling is just a fun activity in their spare time so they will not playing gambling too often.

I agree with the both of you on your opinion about gambling responsibility and having children being an addiction to responsible gambling,  this is true any ways but the fact that the gamblers have a choice to make wether or not to be a responsible gambler still matters in some and few instances,  because some of the cases that we have seen are all involve with people who have families being the major hit when discussing gambling addictions.

Much more also we need to settle between wether being responsible have anything do with the individual family statuses, because gambling is all about rules regulations and criteria and this all can be done by anyone regardless of they marital status or number of dependence.

[indah rezqi]

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

Yes that's right it all depends on how they think, some are short minded and some are long minded, or what it means is that there are some people who don't think about the bad possibilities that might happen someday and some who don't think in that direction at all, but overall still gambling can be a trigger for problems in household relationships when you are no longer able to control yourself.

As for responsibility, I think bringing gambling into a situation where you already have full responsibility to provide for your family will only add to your burden because you have to meet two allocations of money which are to provide for your family's needs and also to fund your gambling habit, sometimes a person can experience a change in himself to be very irresponsible in his household affairs because gambling has a lot of temptations that can make a person fall into it unconsciously and eventually experience a change in behavior.

In my opinion, if someone has a stable income they tend to continue gambling, of course without neglecting their main responsibility as head of a household with children and a wife. However, concerns about changes in behavior due to gambling addiction are worthy of being underlined, because what is certain is that no one is able to control themselves all the time. Usually someone who is married will keep their gambling activities a secret from their children and wife, with the aim of avoiding conflict. It cannot be denied that many people decide to stop gambling because they have started a household, although they have a stable income.

On the other hand, it will be very difficult to stop gambling completely, especially if you are already addicted, and to stop requires awareness of the good and bad impacts in the future. There are also quite a few people who still continue to gamble even though they have children and wives, by managing their finances and good time management they still do it occasionally. It's true, it all comes down to each individual personal decision, but what you need to remember is that if gambling is making someone suffer, it's better to stop.

[darkangel11]

I have a child but I was never a problem gambler so this has not affected my life. My wife knew that I liked to gamble before we got married and before we had a child together, so it's not a problem for her.
So far I haven't been at a huge loss too and hopefully I never will.

It depends, there are those who are aware of their responsibilities and change their behavior, but there are also those who think that their gambling is not a problem at all. But I think that it comes back to the individual, in most cases it really changes the gambler's behavior because they think that their responsibility to the child is greater, so like it or not they need to change their gambling behavior.

It's not always like that because people who are careless in their behavior usually continue to be when they become parents. I  know many such examples from the real life, where people lived the life of crime, got a child together and continued with it until they got arrested and the child landed in foster care. Auto destructive gamblers who are addicted to playing are pretty much the same kind.

[Fatunad]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Having a family which means that you do have more responsibility. So quit up directly. Period.

If you are someone whose really that living in paycheck and having that huge problem when it comes to finances then it would be better that you should
be quitting gambling even if you do say that you are just that playing for the sake of fun but that kind of behavior would really be leading into something which
might really be resulting into addiction which you might not be able to notice it out. If you arent that good when it comes into that kind of approach
then you would really be basically be putting up yourself into such trouble and this is something that you must avoid in the first place.

Having children or family does mean that you would really be having a responsibility that you would really be needing to fulfill, but i do
agree into some points above that as long you do able you do able to give out their needs then its not really that bad to gamble.

[Rockstarguy]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When we are married and have children, we have to change all our lifestyles and do not continue like we were doing were single. we have to manage money strictly. Gambling is the same as hobby, when you are single and have a hobby that drains your money, you have to reduce it when you get married. maybe you used 50% your salary to gambling, but when you have married you must reduce it about 25%, except if you have additional income like signature campaign, maybe you can use it in full of them so that your main salary remains intact.

You are right. Once a man is married their should be adjustments on how he behaves in every aspect of lifestyle to not affect his marriage.
It is so wrong for a married man with family to think responsibility can be solve by playing gambling to gain profit. A family man having this mentality is adding more responsibility to himself because looking at gambling as a solution for responsibility is a way of losing more money to gambling. As a married man it is not right to depend so much in gambling because it can never solve problem when you need the gain in it,  instead gambling will make you to lose more. Gambling wins comes as a surprise, no need to have so much expectation of getting a profit all times.

[carlfebz2]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When we are married and have children, we have to change all our lifestyles and do not continue like we were doing were single. we have to manage money strictly. Gambling is the same as hobby, when you are single and have a hobby that drains your money, you have to reduce it when you get married. maybe you used 50% your salary to gambling, but when you have married you must reduce it about 25%, except if you have additional income like signature campaign, maybe you can use it in full of them so that your main salary remains intact.

You are right. Once a man is married their should be adjustments on how he behaves in every aspect of lifestyle to not affect his marriage.
It is so wrong for a married man with family to think responsibility can be solve by playing gambling to gain profit. A family man having this mentality is adding more responsibility to himself because looking at gambling as a solution for responsibility is a way of losing more money to gambling. As a married man it is not right to depend so much in gambling because it can never solve problem when you need the gain in it,  instead gambling will make you to lose more. Gambling wins comes as a surprise, no need to have so much expectation of getting a profit all times.

There should really be adjustments and you arent that a single guy anymore on having no responsibility on things. This is why it would be important that on the time that you would really be preparing yourself on married life then it would that just right that you should really be adjusting according into it. You arent living on yourself alone already but rather  you are really that giving your very best on giving on what they do need on which its been mentioned by most people on here that you do already have that kind of responsibility on raising them up. You cant just be that confident on spending on gambling because it would really be
just more worth if you do buy up things into your own kids or wife rather than on losing it on a casino. Who doesnt really think about those good things or more worthy thing rather than on making those
casino owners making more rich? Its not really that hard to make up some balance.

[Stable090]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Am not married yet, am not having much responsibilities to take care of, but when you are single, the lifestyle which you will be leaving will completely different from how you will be leaving when you are since. When you are married, you are no longer alone, so anything which you will be doing, you have to think twice before making the decision. If you are married, you will have to reduce your allocation for gambling because you have other things which you are suppose to take care of, whenever you are having some free amount of money, if you are single, you might end up spending it on gambling, but when you are married, you will look for something else to do with the money, rather than gambling with it.

[Obari]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Don’t know why, I think this post is coming from the angle of a person in such a situation and I just have to say, yes, that having children and more responsibilities also affects our gambling except the Person is an addict.
The greater your responsibility without any salary increase pays a major role on one’s gambling habits and might force them to reduce the rate and amount they bet on games and I think more the responsibility, the more difficult it is to bear losses.

Children are gift from God, and every responsible parent would want the best for their children at all cost even upto giving up on gambling if it’s taking so much out of them.

As much as children are indeed a blessing, there is also no doubt that unless a person is earning way more than what they need, an additional child will not only bring economic challenges to the couple, the child will also bring challenges to their existing relationships and even reduce the time they can dedicate to themselves.

So there is no doubt that anyone that may enjoy to gamble will have to sacrifice some or all of the time they dedicated to this activity to tend to their family.

I don't seem to understand what you guys are saying, children are blessings and nothing will change that. It is we who should plan our lives and not blame it on innocent children. As couples, they should know the number of children they want to born and that must be measurable to many factors which include their financial capability. If you know you can bear only one or two and give them the best support in all ramifications, why not stick to it? But having the financial capacity of 2 and bearing 5 children means you are wicked. So it is all about us and the right plan we have in every situation.

As for gambling, I do not see this as a must, you should quit it if it is causing you to lose money while your family suffer. That is what I see in your post which is not supposed to be so, it is never a must, so we should take it as such. And if you are such that is kin to gambling, if you are gambling and may not be able to do without it (though it is wrong and you should seek help), perhaps, you gamble with $500 a month, why not force it down to $50? By that, you would have saved a whopping $450 for the month even as you did not deprive yourself of what you like doing. Above all, gambling is not a do-or-die thing, your family must come first if you are responsible and I believe that quitting gambling entirely for the sake of your family is the simplest sacrifice you can make if you truly love them.

I won't even think twice!

You quoted over three persons here and you mean you don’t understand what the three of us are saying but yet you’re saying almost the same thing ?
I don’t know actually provoked you real bad about your responses but I guess they’re just personal opinions which I think everyone is entitled to on the forum .

The three users you quoted agreed that children are blessing from God but not having a proper plan on ground before going into child bearing isn’t a nice one as that might not only affect the parents but will relationship with others.
The three users you quoted also suggested a cut down on their gambling habit and wagers so as to sustain the family just incase the outcomes aren’t favourable.
I think your response seem more serious to me and I don’t know for others

[TopT3ns]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Am not married yet, am not having much responsibilities to take care of, but when you are single, the lifestyle which you will be leaving will completely different from how you will be leaving when you are since. When you are married, you are no longer alone, so anything which you will be doing, you have to think twice before making the decision. If you are married, you will have to reduce your allocation for gambling because you have other things which you are suppose to take care of, whenever you are having some free amount of money, if you are single, you might end up spending it on gambling, but when you are married, you will look for something else to do with the money, rather than gambling with it.

Well, it's better like that, when we're still not married, we can earn money by working hard without knowing the time, even our hobby at gambling won't bother us, but when you're married, your hobby might be disturbed because of the time to play at You will also spend time with your new family at the gambling place, so it's better to have fun first and try to have lots of assets in the form of a house, car and others. It doesn't matter the money you get from the gambling place, the important thing is to be rich before you get married.

[hyudien]

that makes sense, if we can divide our time well maybe everything will be fine. I think we should have time together for family, including with our own children, because it is impossible when we have a child but we don't have time to be together. because of course our children need attention from their parents, this can also determine their future, because many children lack attention from their parents so they have different personalities from children in general. Even though we like to gamble, when we have children we have to be able to adjust the time for ourselves and our family.
If we really have a small income then we should be aware of not gambling, let alone forcing ourselves to continue gambling. It's true what you said to stop or reduce gambling behavior and habits and then pay more attention to the child. I myself will do things that I think are good, but what is clear is that they will not harm other people, including my own children or family.

Rightly said one should never continue gambling by harming someone in the family. All parents want the best for their children and should spend more time with their children than gambling. Think about the downsides before gambling we love to follow others. We judge what we see around us accordingly but sometimes I can't control myself when I can't stop gambling.

That's clear, if gambling is done excessively it can damage family relationships, with the many cases that have occurred, when someone has become addicted to gambling they can change drastically, the main impact will of course be felt by themselves and after that it can spread to the family whether they are partners or children, but what is clear is that gambling addiction can affect family relationships and can destroy relationships that were previously good. If we already have children then we have to be able to divide our time well, prioritizing time for family is important in my opinion, and if we do have new free time we can use it for the habits we do.
I suggest that you must be able to control yourself when gambling, if the gambling ends in defeat then it is better to force yourself to stop, because if it is not like that then what will happen is bigger losses which can be detrimental to yourself and can also have an impact on other things as I said above.

[zuzie]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

As a parent, you should have an obligation to behave well for the future of your beloved children and wife because their happiness is the most important thing. As a husband, if before marriage he likes to gamble then when he gets married he must promise his wife that he will try to reduce his activities. gambling and as much as possible will get rid of it, even if slowly.
Because a husband must be responsible for all the needs of his children and wife and if he wants to return to gambling he must ask his wife's permission first because if the husband continues to gamble without his wife's knowledge in secret then one day something will happen. If found out, new problems will arise in the family.

[ethereumhunter]

I agree with the both of you on your opinion about gambling responsibility and having children being an addiction to responsible gambling,  this is true any ways but the fact that the gamblers have a choice to make wether or not to be a responsible gambler still matters in some and few instances,  because some of the cases that we have seen are all involve with people who have families being the major hit when discussing gambling addictions.

Much more also we need to settle between wether being responsible have anything do with the individual family statuses, because gambling is all about rules regulations and criteria and this all can be done by anyone regardless of they marital status or number of dependence.

Being responsibility in gambling is a must that every gambler should pay attention so they don't break their rules, especially if they have a children. Having a children means we must gives main attention to them and must reduce our gambling activity because the money we got from our work is for them. We work and earn money to buy food and their needs and we don't use the money to playing gambling. If we realize this, we will reduce our gambling activity and even we will stop that for our children. We don't wants to see our children can't gets what they deserve.

We must responsible if that is about our family, especially for our children. We can playing gambling in other time and in our spare time. But seeing our children grow is the main things that we wants to follows.

[boty]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

As a parent, you should have an obligation to behave well for the future of your beloved children and wife because their happiness is the most important thing. As a husband, if before marriage he likes to gamble then when he gets married he must promise his wife that he will try to reduce his activities. gambling and as much as possible will get rid of it, even if slowly.
Because a husband must be responsible for all the needs of his children and wife and if he wants to return to gambling he must ask his wife's permission first because if the husband continues to gamble without his wife's knowledge in secret then one day something will happen. If found out, new problems will arise in the family.

Yes, indeed as parents of course have a responsibility towards their children and they must be able to look after their children and also their wives to avoid things they don't want, if someone has a habit of gambling before they get married of course they must be able to control it. their gambling habits after building their family because if they still have the desire to gamble of course they will have financial problems in their family.

[madnessteat]

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Gambling if your family is struggling financially is not a good decision. Unfortunately, not all of us come to this realization at once, but it is better to realize it late than never. Not just so they say that you can gamble only on free money. Therefore, if you want your family to live in prosperity, then try to find yourself an additional income that can provide finances for gambling. In my opinion, this approach is the best if you do not want to give up gambling with the emergence of their own family.

[kotajikikox]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

This change everything from a real father/mother perspective , I said REAL PARENT because there are a not so real parent that only have children and not acting as a responsible one and this change the thought of the answer here.

If I am the one who is in the question like what I did in the past? i managed to change everything that i use to when i saw my first child , maybe others have the same experience as well here.

[khiholangkang]

The first thing that comes to my mind about cases like this is that it depends on our economic situation, if we have children and we are still able to divide our time, pay for or take care of children properly, gambling habits in my opinion can still be continued and because of that I also don't think it will affect anything.
Unlike the case with people who have little income and if they insist on gambling, of course taking care of children will be more difficult because they do not have the costs and time because they have to work harder to get more income to cover their needs, therefore it is important to realize that stopping gambling behavior and focusing on children is much better in taking solutions, so the conclusion depends on your own situation, because that will determine what kind of action you have to take so that everything looks good.

that makes sense, if we can divide our time well maybe everything will be fine. I think we should have time together for family, including with our own children, because it is impossible when we have a child but we don't have time to be together. because of course our children need attention from their parents, this can also determine their future, because many children lack attention from their parents so they have different personalities from children in general. Even though we like to gamble, when we have children we have to be able to adjust the time for ourselves and our family.
If we really have a small income then we should be aware of not gambling, let alone forcing ourselves to continue gambling. It's true what you said to stop or reduce gambling behavior and habits and then pay more attention to the child. I myself will do things that I think are good, but what is clear is that they will not harm other people, including my own children or family.

Rightly said one should never continue gambling by harming someone in the family. All parents want the best for their children and should spend more time with their children than gambling. Think about the downsides before gambling we love to follow others. We judge what we see around us accordingly but sometimes I can't control myself when I can't stop gambling.

If that's your case then it's not advisable to go too far in gambling because after all self-control is very important for a gambler, all the concerns you wrote about the importance of dividing time and being able to have more time with family, it will be useless because you can't fully control yourself, let alone have a family later and have children, of course I think you should stop gambling if your personal problems cannot be resolved. The thing that must be clarified is to look at your situation first, not only about the economy but how your relationship with your gambling attitude also needs to be considered because it will make the output of thoughts that you can take wisely.

[Ojima-ojo]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

This change everything from a real father/mother perspective , I said REAL PARENT because there are a not so real parent that only have children and not acting as a responsible one and this change the thought of the answer here.

If I am the one who is in the question like what I did in the past? i managed to change everything that i use to when i saw my first child , maybe others have the same experience as well here.

I think for us to get the right prospective and analysis of this discussion we need to take a look at some thing's that are very important to the discussions and how we relate responsibility to gambling and how a parent should began gamble responsibly because gambling have a lot to do with how we as a parent handle our affairs and how we expose our family to our activities.


The truth is that gambling shouldn't be done at a passive level because at some point we all need to have it at the back of our minds that gambling can ruin one life so at that we need to have discipline while gambling.

[slapper]

I agree with the both of you on your opinion about gambling responsibility and having children being an addiction to responsible gambling,  this is true any ways but the fact that the gamblers have a choice to make wether or not to be a responsible gambler still matters in some and few instances,  because some of the cases that we have seen are all involve with people who have families being the major hit when discussing gambling addictions.

Much more also we need to settle between wether being responsible have anything do with the individual family statuses, because gambling is all about rules regulations and criteria and this all can be done by anyone regardless of they marital status or number of dependence.

Being responsibility in gambling is a must that every gambler should pay attention so they don't break their rules, especially if they have a children. Having a children means we must gives main attention to them and must reduce our gambling activity because the money we got from our work is for them. We work and earn money to buy food and their needs and we don't use the money to playing gambling. If we realize this, we will reduce our gambling activity and even we will stop that for our children. We don't wants to see our children can't gets what they deserve.

We must responsible if that is about our family, especially for our children. We can playing gambling in other time and in our spare time. But seeing our children grow is the main things that we wants to follows.

Responsibility with kids is serious. It can make or ruin you.  I can't believe you risked their future. Food, clothing, and a chance to succeed are non-negotiables. We build, not demolish

Wants vs. necessities. The line is there. Kids don't need a parent with a gambling problem, they need someone who's 100% there.  Your free time should be spent helping kids learn and grow. The genuine satisfaction is there. Not cheap pleasures

Your health and mind are their safety net. You're not just screwing yourself by gambling that away.  Want a serious challenge? Bet on proper upbringing. This gamble has the one payout that matters: everything

I understand the appeal of risk-taking, but this is reckless. It's selfish. Your kids deserve better

[AnonBitCoiner]

Rightly said one should never continue gambling by harming someone in the family. All parents want the best for their children and should spend more time with their children than gambling. Think about the downsides before gambling we love to follow others. We judge what we see around us accordingly but sometimes I can't control myself when I can't stop gambling.

Right but gambler will not understand this thing because he loves to earn money and he does not care about his family. Parents do everything for their children but when they grew up then they cannot obey their parents and do all bad things without realising that this will make their parents feel discomfort.

People are gambling just to earn money but money is not everything and gambler will realise this fact when they loss all the relationships, friends, money and family. For temporary happiness they achieve from gambling they lost their whole money and spoil their life just for the hope of earn more but a person cannot get more than the amount present in his fate.

[Juse14]

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As a parent, you should have an obligation to behave well for the future of your beloved children and wife because their happiness is the most important thing. As a husband, if before marriage he likes to gamble then when he gets married he must promise his wife that he will try to reduce his activities. gambling and as much as possible will get rid of it, even if slowly.
Because a husband must be responsible for all the needs of his children and wife and if he wants to return to gambling he must ask his wife's permission first because if the husband continues to gamble without his wife's knowledge in secret then one day something will happen. If found out, new problems will arise in the family.

In our roles as parents and spouses, it is important that we keep family welfare and satisfaction as the main priorities. Among other things, this entails bearing in mind that our actions have consequences and assuming full responsibility for those choices even if it is gambling we are talking about. The presence of ours and the support given to children and partners determine whether they feel well physically, spiritually, or otherwise.

I think that a person who developed a gambling addiction prior to getting married should be responsible and work hard towards minimizing or eradicating this behavior once they are married, particularly when it can affect the family negatively. When you have your partner’s permission before placing another bet shows the level of respect and sensitivity in the relationship and with the financial matters that affect the family.

Family trust and relationships can be adversely affected when one plays his or her own game without knowing how much money to stake and keeps the secret away from his or her partner. So, in order for a family to live harmoniously, it is crucial that gambling behavior is transparent and there’s an open discussion about it. It is important that the family survives and remains happy if all of us are responsible for our actions and bear in mind how they affect the family.

[Iroh]

Having children or family does mean that you would really be having a responsibility that you would really be needing to fulfill, but i do
agree into some points above that as long you do able you do able to give out their needs then its not really that bad to gamble.

You do have a responsibility to fulfill towards yourself and your family. And whatever activities you do indulge in that takes up time and money before would have to be drastically reduced or if possible, stopped entirely. It doesn’t mean you can’t give yourself to a nice time treat occasionally, it means you’ve got dependents that are looking up to you as a parent financially and morally.

You could still indulge in gambling occasionally and still be a responsible parent to your child. Having a family shouldn’t make one quit doing what they love doing. As long as it’s legally and responsibly done.

[erep]

You do have a responsibility to fulfill towards yourself and your family. And whatever activities you do indulge in that takes up time and money before would have to be drastically reduced or if possible, stopped entirely. It doesn’t mean you can’t give yourself to a nice time treat occasionally, it means you’ve got dependents that are looking up to you as a parent financially and morally.

You could still indulge in gambling occasionally and still be a responsible parent to your child. Having a family shouldn’t make one quit doing what they love doing. As long as it’s legally and responsibly done.

Yes, you can set limits on how much money you can use to gamble according to your income. In fact, gambling doesn't require a high budget if you decide to gamble just for fun and gambling is not a source of income, so it doesn't matter if you want to gamble in your free time to enjoy gambling.

but don't force yourself to gamble if you have a limited budget, only enough for daily needs and you don't have other sources of income, so you as the head of the family must be responsible for your family's needs, so I agree with you that you can gamble when you have a budget and gamble with responsibility.

[Accardo]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

As a parent, you should have an obligation to behave well for the future of your beloved children and wife because their happiness is the most important thing. As a husband, if before marriage he likes to gamble then when he gets married he must promise his wife that he will try to reduce his activities. gambling and as much as possible will get rid of it, even if slowly.
Because a husband must be responsible for all the needs of his children and wife and if he wants to return to gambling he must ask his wife's permission first because if the husband continues to gamble without his wife's knowledge in secret then one day something will happen. If found out, new problems will arise in the family.

Well said, married gamblers should respect their homes as well as their gambling habit, nothing beats family, same as the house. Hence, players must take their gambling habit as a fun activity. Not just a way of fun, but a means of relaxing after a hectic day or week. It's not easy to run a family, most gamblers tend to chill with gambling but end up making mistakes. That could affect the growth of their home, physically and emotionally. However, missing out on the crucial importance of leveling down compulsive gambling as a married man puts a growing family on a stagnant level. It'll drag backward the success of such a family.

Another important factor is letting the spouse know he's a gambler, way back, before getting married. It helps in settling issues in the future, especially when things get difficult for the gambler, his wife wouldn't face it unexpectedly. A family should be run as a collective effort, everyone contributes, and nobody should be let down, or left behind. The kids should be respected, as well. Because they are the future of the family. It's degenerating to watch kids undergo ill treatment from a compulsive gambler. Some players don't show their kids the love they deserve as children. All for the sake of gambling.

[oktana]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

It can but it depends on the individual. Some persons may feel pressured as a parent (having to provide for the family), and would not stop because they are finding that one winning ticket. Meanwhile some others would consider that they can’t take care of their family based off on gambling predictions, and would rather use that money to solve something while investing that time into something that is worth it.

[STT]

You can still place timed bets before the game but live betting, playing slots or casino games might take up too much time.  I bet the majority of people preoccupied by household tasks like this take up playing the lotto or similar low key betting instead.    I dont see its any change to betting on the horses or other bets you can put on the day before a race but being busy is going to stop people listening or watching the games, races, etc. live thats the problem.

If you got kids or other big priorities you no longer have the luxury of as much free time readily available.  Thats a situation not exclusive to raising a family but a common occurrence no doubt like it or not.

[GigaBit]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

If the number of family members increases, there will be an increase in expenses, of course, a gambler may lose money in gambling due to the loss or it is normal that there will be a big change in his gambling habits. But there is no guarantee that this will be the case for everyone. Even if the number of family members increases in the upper income level, there will be no significant change in their gambling habits. But for those with relatively low income limits, the increase in the number of members in the family means changes in their money management. The amount that I can budget for gambling on a monthly basis, if my spending increases, then I have to reduce the amount of my monthly budget. Gambling will  have a negative impact on those who cannot match this budget with their spending. The same situation can happen if the amount of expenditure in the family increases even if the number of members in the family does not increase. Basically a savvy gambler must try to match his expenses with his income.

[zuzie]

Yes, indeed as parents of course have a responsibility towards their children and they must be able to look after their children and also their wives to avoid things they don't want, if someone has a habit of gambling before they get married of course they must be able to control it. their gambling habits after building their family because if they still have the desire to gamble of course they will have financial problems in their family.

And a little extra, friend, it is true that if you have become a husband or father, he should maintain the integrity of his household so that it is harmonious by looking after and being responsible for the physical and spiritual needs of the family. with the thought that if he still wanted to gamble, that would be the impact. It's not just him who feels it, but his children and wife also feel it and the impact of the risks of gambling really disrupts family relationships to the point of making them fall apart.

In our roles as parents and spouses, it is important that we keep family welfare and satisfaction as the main priorities. Among other things, this entails bearing in mind that our actions have consequences and assuming full responsibility for those choices even if it is gambling we are talking about. The presence of ours and the support given to children and partners determine whether they feel well physically, spiritually, or otherwise.

I think that a person who developed a gambling addiction prior to getting married should be responsible and work hard towards minimizing or eradicating this behavior once they are married, particularly when it can affect the family negatively. When you have your partner’s permission before placing another bet shows the level of respect and sensitivity in the relationship and with the financial matters that affect the family.

Family trust and relationships can be adversely affected when one plays his or her own game without knowing how much money to stake and keeps the secret away from his or her partner. So, in order for a family to live harmoniously, it is crucial that gambling behavior is transparent and there’s an open discussion about it. It is important that the family survives and remains happy if all of us are responsible for our actions and bear in mind how they affect the family.

I agree with your opinion that when a man wants to have a relationship in marriage, of course he must be able to stop or reduce his bad activities while he is still single if he wants to build a harmonious and prosperous household in the future.
And it's true, if you have built a household, trust and openness are the keys to a harmonious household. If he continues to cover it up and does not try to be honest with his wife, of course his household will have continuous problems because of his gambling addiction which is the root of the problems in his life. his own family.

[ethereumhunter]

Responsibility with kids is serious. It can make or ruin you.  I can't believe you risked their future. Food, clothing, and a chance to succeed are non-negotiables. We build, not demolish

Wants vs. necessities. The line is there. Kids don't need a parent with a gambling problem, they need someone who's 100% there.  Your free time should be spent helping kids learn and grow. The genuine satisfaction is there. Not cheap pleasures

Your health and mind are their safety net. You're not just screwing yourself by gambling that away.  Want a serious challenge? Bet on proper upbringing. This gamble has the one payout that matters: everything

I understand the appeal of risk-taking, but this is reckless. It's selfish. Your kids deserve better

You right because parents must responsibility with their children. Children needs their parent and if their parents busy with their gambling activity, their children will be less attention from their parents. We can't risks their future by not giving attentions to them while they are grow and when we have children, we must give the attentions for them than just to playing gambling. We can reduce our gambling activity slowly until we can control ourselves better and not depends on gambling to release our stress and relax. We can release our stress playing with our children and that can makes we bond each other with tight. We will always take care of them and gives attention to them.

[len01]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

from my experience as the head of a household, it actually all depends on the monthly income that I will get and if the income we get is greater and we still have a little money left for gambling it doesn't seem like it will cause serious problems.
as I do now, financial management is also very important, even though I have children, I still rarely use money from my job just to gamble or if not, when there is a football match where the winner is very clear, maybe I will use my personal money to bet, but it's very important, rarely because I rely more on the money from the campaign to gamble to try my luck while having fun.
but still, I also have to manage my gambling finances carefully so that within a certain time the budget I have for gambling remains to be used for gambling at a later date.

so that when I get paid from a real job, I will use it for my daily needs to meet my family's needs and of course, even though I have children, I can still gamble safely and comfortably without having budget problems.

[Rampagoe004]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

It can but it depends on the individual. Some persons may feel pressured as a parent (having to provide for the family), and would not stop because they are finding that one winning ticket. Meanwhile some others would consider that they can’t take care of their family based off on gambling predictions, and would rather use that money to solve something while investing that time into something that is worth it.

When he is married and has children, a man must realize that he has a responsibility to support his wife and children. But that doesn't mean you have to give up your pleasures like stop gambling. Gambling without considering family finances is a big problem in the future. And leaving gambling because you think about investing time in your family is something that is very good as long as you can stop gambling. The problem is that some people who like gambling can't stop right away. I agree to reduce the time and money spent on gambling little by little. Because it is impossible to stop gambling completely after you have a family.

[boty]

Yes, indeed as parents of course have a responsibility towards their children and they must be able to look after their children and also their wives to avoid things they don't want, if someone has a habit of gambling before they get married of course they must be able to control it. their gambling habits after building their family because if they still have the desire to gamble of course they will have financial problems in their family.

And a little extra, friend, it is true that if you have become a husband or father, he should maintain the integrity of his household so that it is harmonious by looking after and being responsible for the physical and spiritual needs of the family. with the thought that if he still wanted to gamble, that would be the impact. It's not just him who feels it, but his children and wife also feel it and the impact of the risks of gambling really disrupts family relationships to the point of making them fall apart.

It is true that as leaders in the family they should look after their family so that their family's needs can be met and if they still have the desire to gamble, of course it will be very difficult for them to be able to fulfill their needs and of course if this continues then family relationships will end.

When he is married and has children, a man must realize that he has a responsibility to support his wife and children. But that doesn't mean you have to give up your pleasures like stop gambling. Gambling without considering family finances is a big problem in the future. And leaving gambling because you think about investing time in your family is something that is very good as long as you can stop gambling. The problem is that some people who like gambling can't stop right away. I agree to reduce the time and money spent on gambling little by little. Because it is impossible to stop gambling completely after you have a family.

When someone can gamble and at the same time fulfill their responsibilities towards their family, of course they will really understand gambling and have a good understanding of the risks so that they prepare first for their family's needs and after that indulge in the pleasure they want. You are right, If someone gambles without considering family finances, of course they will have problems in their family and being able to stop gambling is not an easy thing and we can only reduce gambling activities slowly.

[TopTort777]

I think there are only two scenarios in gambling and children combination. It is either you dedicate all your time and money to your kid, which means there is no way you can gamble at all. But later return to gambling when you have more free time. Or persons gambling habit did not change at all. He isnt limited by funds because of a kid, and most of the time manage to find free time. Not like he gambles whenever he wants, but when the kid is sleeping for example.

[Salahmu]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Of course having children could sometimes change the narrative of most gamblers because they will  be on a serious tight responsibility in making sure they provide for the family, so at that moment it will have an influence on there gambling habits because even if they would want to gamble but the first thing that would come to there mind is there family and from there they will start thinking about what the money could do for them if they channel it to there family, so perhaps that's were the influence of having children or family come in play.

Although all this things I explained only entails a responsible gamblers to keep because there are some people who has so many children with numerous responsibility but they still continues there gambling habits whereas they could gamble with everything they have just to make money and disregarding there responsibility to there family, however the reason I'm saying this is because I have seen a gambler like that, though is mostly common for those gamblers that are already an addict because they don't have control over there gambling habits.

[Blitzboy]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Of course having children could sometimes change the narrative of most gamblers because they will  be on a serious tight responsibility in making sure they provide for the family, so at that moment it will have an influence on there gambling habits because even if they would want to gamble but the first thing that would come to there mind is there family and from there they will start thinking about what the money could do for them if they channel it to there family, so perhaps that's were the influence of having children or family come in play.

Although all this things I explained only entails a responsible gamblers to keep because there are some people who has so many children with numerous responsibility but they still continues there gambling habits whereas they could gamble with everything they have just to make money and disregarding there responsibility to there family, however the reason I'm saying this is because I have seen a gambler like that, though is mostly common for those gamblers that are already an addict because they don't have control over there gambling habits.

Everyone knows kids change everything, especially gamblers. Folks, priorities change. Simply put, it is. I've seen the best; a family wakes up gamblers and clears their minds. They prioritize their kids' prospects over long-term bets. A powerful person can change that.

Not everyone can. Addiction is strong. Too many people have lost their homes and families for the excitement of the hunt. No reason for this tragedy. Leadership means taking responsibility and not risking those who depend on them. Knowing when to leave to focus on family is the ultimate gain. Its about good judgments, not easy money. Sometimes, the smartest play is the one you dont make.

[Iroh]

but don't force yourself to gamble if you have a limited budget, only enough for daily needs and you don't have other sources of income, so you as the head of the family must be responsible for your family's needs, so I agree with you that you can gamble when you have a budget and gamble with responsibility.

You owe your responsibility first to your family. If you’ve got a limited budget, you do not gamble as you ought to prioritize the needs of your family before your own. So you don’t indulge. If you really want to continue gambling, then you have got to increase your income levels. Get another job that would help increase your income so there won’t be any financial issues that may arise later on.
And even that, you still have to be financially responsible and not let your guard slip so as to not let loose and forget your responsibilities. A budget always help one remain focused.

[boyptc]

It is true that as leaders in the family they should look after their family so that their family's needs can be met and if they still have the desire to gamble, of course it will be very difficult for them to be able to fulfill their needs and of course if this continues then family relationships will end.

It won't end quickly but it will shatter if the leader of the family which is the father gambles a lot and starts to ignore his family's need.

Once the children starts to complain that they aren't given time by their pops, that will be remembered by them forever.

Kids are too sharp in their memories as they will always remember on how you've spent your time with them, the same goes if you don't.

[leonair]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

Family is more important than gambling. Gambling is only a fun place that will provide us entertainment and accompany our free time but family will be with us throughout our life and their responsibility will also be on us throughout our life. so one should never give more importance to gambling than family  When we have kids in our family, kids will try to follow us so we should not have any activities in front of kids which will affect them and it will be bad for them. so I will never gamble in front of my child and if I feel that my family is in financial trouble after spending money on gambling. then I will quit gambling at that time

[Frankolala]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

It can but it depends on the individual. Some persons may feel pressured as a parent (having to provide for the family), and would not stop because they are finding that one winning ticket. Meanwhile some others would consider that they can’t take care of their family based off on gambling predictions, and would rather use that money to solve something while investing that time into something that is worth it.

Any gambler that forgets about his family welfare and use the money to gamble believing to win big, so that he can use the money on his family is not a responsible person, and he is also an addict. It is only an addict that will put his gambling activities as priority, instead of the important needs first.

A responsible person will minimize his gambling activities in order to take proper care of his family needs, because he is a responsible gambler. It will help him not to get addicted as little time will be dedicated to gamble unlike when he was single.

[Cryptomultiplier]

A lot of things come into play ones one has begun having children and many times new habits get to be reinforced inorder to be better examples.
I think having children influences ones gambling habit, because it would make such a parent become responsible thinking that the same bad habit of gambling can be copied and learned by the children without even trying so hard to do so.

If parents must gamble, it would have to be covert and mostly online or on weekends when the kids are not close by. Still I is going to be more expensive to be a regular gambler and take care of a young growing family.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Having children or family does mean that you would really be having a responsibility that you would really be needing to fulfill, but i do
agree into some points above that as long you do able you do able to give out their needs then its not really that bad to gamble.

You do have a responsibility to fulfill towards yourself and your family. And whatever activities you do indulge in that takes up time and money before would have to be drastically reduced or if possible, stopped entirely. It doesn’t mean you can’t give yourself to a nice time treat occasionally, it means you’ve got dependents that are looking up to you as a parent financially and morally.

You could still indulge in gambling occasionally and still be a responsible parent to your child. Having a family shouldn’t make one quit doing what they love doing. As long as it’s legally and responsibly done.

It is very true, things can be quite good if the casino is done as a regulated and responsible activity, it is not alarming if you have a family and want to play, because basically things can be very alarming in thinking that you are going  and to leave the family without money, the most correct way in this case is that the person who is going to play simply goes to the casino with his money limited only to playing and respecting the balance, if the person respects his balance he should not think about depositing more, If you spent what you had in the beginning you should be content with the activity that was done, some people lose control and spend more than normal and that is when it is dangerous, a person cannot be spending a lot of money in a casino because the impulse and Emotions can make a person complicate everything and spend money they should not spend.

[hyudien]

Family is more important than gambling. Gambling is only a fun place that will provide us entertainment and accompany our free time but family will be with us throughout our life and their responsibility will also be on us throughout our life. so one should never give more importance to gambling than family  When we have kids in our family, kids will try to follow us so we should not have any activities in front of kids which will affect them and it will be bad for them. so I will never gamble in front of my child and if I feel that my family is in financial trouble after spending money on gambling. then I will quit gambling at that time

It's clear, friends, family is more important than anything. In my opinion, the most valuable treasure in life is family, that is what we must protect well. It's true that you said gambling is only a place to find entertainment when we have free time, don't let gambling have an impact on the family. Gambling that is done excessively to the point of harming other people or the family is a dangerous act, families who don't know anything about why they have to be affected by gambling that is done by themselves is unfair.
I agree with you, never consider gambling to be more important than family, that is a ridiculous idea. I have heard of people whose family relationships were destroyed because they were addicted to gambling so they separated from their own family and that was because they placed too much importance on gambling rather than their own family so what happened was disappointment in the end. but even so, the family still seems to be able to accept our situation even though our situation is a mess. What often happens is that families experience financial difficulties because part of the income generated is used for gambling and of course that is not true.

[YOSHIE]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities.

Having more than two children is definitely a bigger responsibility, but everyone has their own way of dealing with it. For me, children don't need to know if their parents are gambling, that's the main point, Second point, don't mix your legitimate personal income with gambling, gamble with the money you get from side sources, this way your burden on your children will be lighter.

Sometimes you're on a tight budget.

If your budget is limited, don't gamble. When you have an unexpected budget, then you go to the gambling arena.

Can being a parent change our playing habits?

It's easy, if you are in a position like that, you have to ask yourself, are you still single or married, if you think so, of course you can switch your game from gambling to another game.

Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family?

Of course, anyone who is stressed by the loss factor, for that you also need to be patient in that matter, if you know that gambling is a loss, stop, if you think that gambling is profitable for you to do, then you will think about what your family expects of you.
Your family, of course you yourself are driving, so be careful and drive well and obey traffic rules, so that you reach your destination safely.

[Awaklara]

A lot of things come into play ones one has begun having children and many times new habits get to be reinforced inorder to be better examples.
I think having children influences ones gambling habit, because it would make such a parent become responsible thinking that the same bad habit of gambling can be copied and learned by the children without even trying so hard to do so.

If parents must gamble, it would have to be covert and mostly online or on weekends when the kids are not close by. Still I is going to be more expensive to be a regular gambler and take care of a young growing family.

Indeed, it would be better for us to hide our gambling activities from children. Even though nowadays we are accessing more online casinos, we still have to be careful when opening gambling sites while at home. especially if the devices we use are also used by children. especially for children who are teenagers. Their perception about gambling may already be there, but their curiosity is very high. Apart from hiding it, we as parents also have to give a proper explanation to our children. it's just to avoid misunderstandings regarding gambling.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

               -   Maybe that depends on the one who brings the family together as the head of the family. If he likes to gamble, gambling can be his last resort when he needs quick money,
even though he knows he is not sure what he is thinking.

Such methods are not good, and it is too tempting for a person who likes gambling, to be honest. So as much as possible, don't do it, or just avoid it as much as you can.

[zuzie]

Yes, indeed as parents of course have a responsibility towards their children and they must be able to look after their children and also their wives to avoid things they don't want, if someone has a habit of gambling before they get married of course they must be able to control it. their gambling habits after building their family because if they still have the desire to gamble of course they will have financial problems in their family.

And a little extra, friend, it is true that if you have become a husband or father, he should maintain the integrity of his household so that it is harmonious by looking after and being responsible for the physical and spiritual needs of the family. with the thought that if he still wanted to gamble, that would be the impact. It's not just him who feels it, but his children and wife also feel it and the impact of the risks of gambling really disrupts family relationships to the point of making them fall apart.

It is true that as leaders in the family they should look after their family so that their family's needs can be met and if they still have the desire to gamble, of course it will be very difficult for them to be able to fulfill their needs and of course if this continues then family relationships will end.

Of course, my friend, a leader must have a wise and responsible attitude in his own family with the aim of maintaining the integrity of his household from the many big problems in the family.
However, currently there are still many husbands who are still actively gambling after marriage because there are many factors that support and attract attention to getting involved, such as environmental factors, perhaps husbands have seen and heard experiences from close friends that gambling can make money. additional income for life. Therefore, the husband tried to follow in his friend's footsteps with the aim of increasing his income for his family's needs.

[Jody.Drummer]

Of course, my friend, a leader must have a wise and responsible attitude in his own family with the aim of maintaining the integrity of his household from the many big problems in the family.
However, currently there are still many husbands who are still actively gambling after marriage because there are many factors that support and attract attention to getting involved, such as environmental factors, perhaps husbands have seen and heard experiences from close friends that gambling can make money. additional income for life. Therefore, the husband tried to follow in his friend's footsteps with the aim of increasing his income for his family's needs.

Someone who is said to be a leader is of course supposed to be wise in everything, especially in making choices for their own good. including their own family relationships, of course they have to do their best so that their family relationships can continue well, lest they make actions or choices that pose a big risk to themselves or their family relationships. Random choices or random actions can cause problems for family relationships. There have been many cases of families having problems because of unwise actions or choices.

If it can still be controlled well, maybe it's not a problem, such as being able to limit their budget for gambling or their time for gambling, unless they gamble excessively or are more concerned with their gambling habits than their family relationships, then that's just a problem. Even though their goal is to get additional income, it won't happen smoothly, because they will only experience defeat which will result in them losing money.

[slapper]

Yes, indeed as parents of course have a responsibility towards their children and they must be able to look after their children and also their wives to avoid things they don't want, if someone has a habit of gambling before they get married of course they must be able to control it. their gambling habits after building their family because if they still have the desire to gamble of course they will have financial problems in their family.

And a little extra, friend, it is true that if you have become a husband or father, he should maintain the integrity of his household so that it is harmonious by looking after and being responsible for the physical and spiritual needs of the family. with the thought that if he still wanted to gamble, that would be the impact. It's not just him who feels it, but his children and wife also feel it and the impact of the risks of gambling really disrupts family relationships to the point of making them fall apart.

It is true that as leaders in the family they should look after their family so that their family's needs can be met and if they still have the desire to gamble, of course it will be very difficult for them to be able to fulfill their needs and of course if this continues then family relationships will end.

Of course, my friend, a leader must have a wise and responsible attitude in his own family with the aim of maintaining the integrity of his household from the many big problems in the family.
However, currently there are still many husbands who are still actively gambling after marriage because there are many factors that support and attract attention to getting involved, such as environmental factors, perhaps husbands have seen and heard experiences from close friends that gambling can make money. additional income for life. Therefore, the husband tried to follow in his friend's footsteps with the aim of increasing his income for his family's needs.

That gaming is a shortcut to financial security? It's total bull****. A destructive trap. Gambling harms your family's health as well as your finances. Leadership is about being loyal and someone your family can count on, not about making quick money

Gambling is against the system, not a random guy. System is meant to take money. Sometimes you win and feel good. It's rigged, so the longer you play, the more you lose. Not only the money, but also the trust you breach, the stress you inflict on your relationship, and the disappointment your kids see in your eyes

[hyudien]

That gaming is a shortcut to financial security? It's total bull****. A destructive trap. Gambling harms your family's health as well as your finances. Leadership is about being loyal and someone your family can count on, not about making quick money

Gambling is against the system, not a random guy. System is meant to take money. Sometimes you win and feel good. It's rigged, so the longer you play, the more you lose. Not only the money, but also the trust you breach, the stress you inflict on your relationship, and the disappointment your kids see in your eyes

thinking like that is wrong thinking, it is impossible for gambling to be a way to make money or to help with financial problems. There is no definite guarantee of victory that can be obtained by gambling, even though gambling is said to require skill to win, in my opinion it does not guarantee the same. all gambling the same has a greater chance of winning for the host, and for ordinary gamblers only has a small chance of winning.
Indeed, if gambling is done for a long time it is not good, because it can affect our feelings which may become messy or make us lose self-control which ultimately makes us lose a lot of money. and of course it can affect our relationship with our family, whether we have our own family or not is the same,  if gambling is done excessively then the family can become victims too. Don't let the gambling you do harm yourself and your family, it is very dangerous when gambling makes us stressed because when stress occurs, bigger problems will occur.

[zuzie]

If it can still be controlled well, maybe it's not a problem, such as being able to limit their budget for gambling or their time for gambling, unless they gamble excessively or are more concerned with their gambling habits than their family relationships, then that's just a problem. Even though their goal is to get income, it won't happen smoothly, because they will only experience defeat which will result in them losing money.

It is true that if it can be controlled well it will not cause problems in the family and this must be implemented as well as possible if he still wants to gamble after marriage.
As you said, limit the money that will be used for gambling because the most important thing is to think about the needs of your wife and children first and don't get your hopes up about the profits you dream of because gambling is only used for purposes. entertainment and to fill your free time.

That gaming is a shortcut to financial security? It's total bull****. A destructive trap. Gambling harms your family's health as well as your finances. Leadership is about being loyal and someone your family can count on, not about making quick money

Gambling is against the system, not a random guy. System is meant to take money. Sometimes you win and feel good. It's rigged, so the longer you play, the more you lose. Not only the money, but also the trust you breach, the stress you inflict on your relationship, and the disappointment your kids see in your eyes

Yes, if a husband has principles like that when he is married then he will never try to approach or even enter a gambling environment, because he knows the big risks for his family in the future, by seeing the impact of gambling he experiences. of course by other gamblers. it will make him aware not to gamble.
Therefore, if he wants to make his family life peaceful and happy, he will not try to make amends for his bad behavior in his youth and he will stop when he is married.

[kotajikikox]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

This change everything from a real father/mother perspective , I said REAL PARENT because there are a not so real parent that only have children and not acting as a responsible one and this change the thought of the answer here.

If I am the one who is in the question like what I did in the past? i managed to change everything that i use to when i saw my first child , maybe others have the same experience as well here.

I think for us to get the right prospective and analysis of this discussion we need to take a look at some thing's that are very important to the discussions and how we relate responsibility to gambling and how a parent should began gamble responsibly because gambling have a lot to do with how we as a parent handle our affairs and how we expose our family to our activities.

well I have explained my own perspective and experiences , so if others did not have the same looks as mine then Iwill respect them , no matter what we wanted them have and take yet its their own decision that will win.

The truth is that gambling shouldn't be done at a passive level because at some point we all need to have it at the back of our minds that gambling can ruin one life so at that we need to have discipline while gambling.

exactly , in the end it is discipline that will take matter , either they wanted or not its none of our business.

[ethereumhunter]

If it can still be controlled well, maybe it's not a problem, such as being able to limit their budget for gambling or their time for gambling, unless they gamble excessively or are more concerned with their gambling habits than their family relationships, then that's just a problem. Even though their goal is to get income, it won't happen smoothly, because they will only experience defeat which will result in them losing money.

It is true that if it can be controlled well it will not cause problems in the family and this must be implemented as well as possible if he still wants to gamble after marriage.
As you said, limit the money that will be used for gambling because the most important thing is to think about the needs of your wife and children first and don't get your hopes up about the profits you dream of because gambling is only used for purposes. entertainment and to fill your free time.

Not many people can controlled their gambling activity well, no matter if they have children or not because when someone playing gambling, they can forget their rules and makes them playing gambling excessively. Everything will needs self control and have responsibility to playing gambling so they don't gets the impact of gambling. When they have children and still playing gambling, that will needs more self control to limits their money that will be used to playing gambling because we already seen many people lose control when they gets fun in gambling. Limitations will be their way to control themselves while playing gambling and to prevents using much money. If they can do that, they will not have to worry about spending the money to playing gambling because they will stick to their rules and limits and not breaks it.

[Su-asa]

 I’ve seen many cases of neglect due to gambling addiction. My own personal experiences have included seeing children sitting on the floor waiting for their parents to come and collect them. I’ve seen instances where security had to hunt down the parents, long after they left the casino leaving their children behind, parents playing slot machines in the grocery stores, leaving their children in parked cars, or sitting outside (attended) by the building waiting, and a host of other instances.
    I know of neglect inside the home from co-workers and families of the damage done inside the home, many times gone recognized for years before help or assistance is offered. Women who end up sex workers and bring customers into the home as a way to feed gambling addiction is another way children are either abused or put into harm’s way. The case below is by far the one that haunts me and will never leave my mind as long as I live. This case finally put a law into effect and brought to light what damage and horror gambling and addiction can do to children and those who are in the throes of addiction. The reality of an addicted gambler is that it’s a never ending loop and it isn’t until they hit rock bottom and just have no more money to gamble when they see the damage around them. For some this could include valuables in pawn shops, payday loans at several locations, etc.. They are always looking for that next big win to reclaim everything that was lost. Sometimes it happens. But, most of the time, it doesn’t.

That's bad the parents of those children are additional gamblers and the children are seeing what going on with the parents and they can't talk because they are still kids. Those parents don't mind keeping their children hungry for a day just so they can save the money then use it for gambling.
Been addicted to gamble lately doesn't end well because you won't be concentrated on your job, household, family and the families of addiction gamblers are the people that's always affected mostly. The government should do something to stop those things, especially when the parents are addicted and can not longer take care of the children, if the government can be able to take the children from the person or find a better way to stop the gambler from betting, although that's not possible for government to quit someone from gambling and we are in a morden days when you can stay in your house and do whatever you want.

[Moreno233]

A lot of things come into play ones one has begun having children and many times new habits get to be reinforced inorder to be better examples.
I think having children influences ones gambling habit, because it would make such a parent become responsible thinking that the same bad habit of gambling can be copied and learned by the children without even trying so hard to do so.

If parents must gamble, it would have to be covert and mostly online or on weekends when the kids are not close by. Still I is going to be more expensive to be a regular gambler and take care of a young growing family.

Indeed, it would be better for us to hide our gambling activities from children. Even though nowadays we are accessing more online casinos, we still have to be careful when opening gambling sites while at home. especially if the devices we use are also used by children. especially for children who are teenagers. Their perception about gambling may already be there, but their curiosity is very high. Apart from hiding it, we as parents also have to give a proper explanation to our children. it's just to avoid misunderstandings regarding gambling.

With physical gambling shops obvious and many in the streets, it becomes very difficult to protect children completely from gambling. Believe it or not, they are seeing people entering the shops and what they are doing there and somehow their curious mind will lead them into knowing what they are doing. I see this as a major problem with no known solution because one cannot shutdown physical gambling shops because of children as that will mean closing people's businesses. I think the burden should be on the parents to guide their children properly. They can do this by telling them what they are doing there and why they should not get involved. This way, their curious mind will be at rest and if this is not done, they might seek for answers from other means and might receive information that will motivate them to start gambling in secret of through third parties.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

A lot of things come into play ones one has begun having children and many times new habits get to be reinforced inorder to be better examples.
I think having children influences ones gambling habit, because it would make such a parent become responsible thinking that the same bad habit of gambling can be copied and learned by the children without even trying so hard to do so.

If parents must gamble, it would have to be covert and mostly online or on weekends when the kids are not close by. Still I is going to be more expensive to be a regular gambler and take care of a young growing family.

Indeed, it would be better for us to hide our gambling activities from children. Even though nowadays we are accessing more online casinos, we still have to be careful when opening gambling sites while at home. especially if the devices we use are also used by children. especially for children who are teenagers. Their perception about gambling may already be there, but their curiosity is very high. Apart from hiding it, we as parents also have to give a proper explanation to our children. it's just to avoid misunderstandings regarding gambling.

Quite agree with you, children of nowadays tends to be more sophisticated than their age, that is, they tend to know much more than they are ordinarily supposed to know due to their young age, and as parents, it very important to look after our children, not just in terms of providing for them all they need to have a very good life and healthy growth, but also to prevent them from engaging themselves in what is supposed to be meant for adults alone.

I often see very small teenager in my street trooping in and out of betting shops, and whenever I see such, I usually cringe in my spirit, because it's very dangerous to allow kids start gambling at such a tender age, and if we check,, most of the time, the fault is usually from the parents who have zero gambling knowledge and do not understand that their children gambling from such a tender age is not good, I've seen a father send his 14 years old son to go play a lotto game for him at a betting shop that is just in front of their house, this is one of the ways parent mislead their children, and when that child grows up to become a chronic gambling addicts, the same parent cry and wail and say that their enemy had influenced their child, meanwhile they themselves are their own enemy.

[Shamm]

A lot of things come into play ones one has begun having children and many times new habits get to be reinforced inorder to be better examples.
I think having children influences ones gambling habit, because it would make such a parent become responsible thinking that the same bad habit of gambling can be copied and learned by the children without even trying so hard to do so.

If parents must gamble, it would have to be covert and mostly online or on weekends when the kids are not close by. Still I is going to be more expensive to be a regular gambler and take care of a young growing family.

Indeed, it would be better for us to hide our gambling activities from children. Even though nowadays we are accessing more online casinos, we still have to be careful when opening gambling sites while at home. especially if the devices we use are also used by children. especially for children who are teenagers. Their perception about gambling may already be there, but their curiosity is very high. Apart from hiding it, we as parents also have to give a proper explanation to our children. it's just to avoid misunderstandings regarding gambling.

With physical gambling shops obvious and many in the streets, it becomes very difficult to protect children completely from gambling. Believe it or not, they are seeing people entering the shops and what they are doing there and somehow their curious mind will lead them into knowing what they are doing. I see this as a major problem with no known solution because one cannot shutdown physical gambling shops because of children as that will mean closing people's businesses. I think the burden should be on the parents to guide their children properly. They can do this by telling them what they are doing there and why they should not get involved. This way, their curious mind will be at rest and if this is not done, they might seek for answers from other means and might receive information that will motivate them to start gambling in secret of through third parties.

. Absolutely mate we can not prevent children to avoid in gambling cause nowadays casino are everywhere , there are a lot of gambling casino who are actually accessible in our gadgets like android phone so we can access anytime anywhere we want to gamble. So some children can access in some casino even though in young age if they have gadget's.  And if they have money then they can put a bet and once they will got thrilled and happiness then they will access it anytime.

[zuzie]

If it can still be controlled well, maybe it's not a problem, such as being able to limit their budget for gambling or their time for gambling, unless they gamble excessively or are more concerned with their gambling habits than their family relationships, then that's just a problem. Even though their goal is to get income, it won't happen smoothly, because they will only experience defeat which will result in them losing money.

It is true that if it can be controlled well it will not cause problems in the family and this must be implemented as well as possible if he still wants to gamble after marriage.
As you said, limit the money that will be used for gambling because the most important thing is to think about the needs of your wife and children first and don't get your hopes up about the profits you dream of because gambling is only used for purposes. entertainment and to fill your free time.

Not many people can controlled their gambling activity well, no matter if they have children or not because when someone playing gambling, they can forget their rules and makes them playing gambling excessively. Everything will needs self control and have responsibility to playing gambling so they don't gets the impact of gambling. When they have children and still playing gambling, that will needs more self control to limits their money that will be used to playing gambling because we already seen many people lose control when they gets fun in gambling. Limitations will be their way to control themselves while playing gambling and to prevents using much money. If they can do that, they will not have to worry about spending the money to playing gambling because they will stick to their rules and limits and not breaks it.

Yes, what you said is true, not all gamblers are able to control themselves in gambling if they are classified as serious addicts because treatment is very difficult, especially if they are told to stop.
And if a gambling addict already has a family, it is not certain that he will stop completely and abandon this activity. Sometimes an addict can try as hard as possible to carry out his activities even though he has lost a lot of money there, he will stop if he gets the possibility of a warning or punishment. he couldn't do it or accept it.

[Jody.Drummer]

If it can still be controlled well, maybe it's not a problem, such as being able to limit their budget for gambling or their time for gambling, unless they gamble excessively or are more concerned with their gambling habits than their family relationships, then that's just a problem. Even though their goal is to get income, it won't happen smoothly, because they will only experience defeat which will result in them losing money.

It is true that if it can be controlled well it will not cause problems in the family and this must be implemented as well as possible if he still wants to gamble after marriage.
As you said, limit the money that will be used for gambling because the most important thing is to think about the needs of your wife and children first and don't get your hopes up about the profits you dream of because gambling is only used for purposes. entertainment and to fill your free time.

Basically it is not impossible to lose money because however even if for example they are able to control everything well for the sake of a balance still for the problem of loss they will definitely experience but maybe the difference is that they will not experience a loss of money that is too significant that can make them experience financial problems in their lives and yes it is true that we or anyone should be able to manage, control and put a lot of precautions for a balance if for example we still want to engage in gambling.

I think this is an action that will not be too difficult if for example they come from the beginning by bringing the right understanding of what gambling really is, especially understanding that however gambling is an activity that can be high risk if done in the wrong way and which is not recommended by common sense, because most of the cases that have occurred where gamblers find it difficult to put limits and also control their gambling activities and that is because they come with only seeing the profit opportunities and not by understanding the possible risks.

[zuzie]

Most people try to follow this and give their best efforts, in some cases even the time spent on their family reduces the time they have left for gambling and eventually their habit frequency reduces and slowly they end up giving up their habit. This is exactly same as any other addiction like video games, things that dont really have a drug pharmacological effect. In other words it is possible for them to change and some do without any push but others need a push from close family members of their new spouses.

Of course occasional gambling is acceptable but regular gambling and losing money on the casinos enough to hurt your family's spending should not be encouraged and it is easy to realize this if you are keeping track of your wins and losses.

Yes, by concluding your opinion above, it is indeed a habit of gambling after someone gets married, there are some gamblers who can reduce their bad activities because of the reason that they become a wise and responsible leader in educating and improving the welfare of their wife and children. They try not to gamble excessively anymore, but There are also gamblers who really can't stop after they get married, instead they will play aggressively there, no matter what they do, and obviously this will be a disaster in their marriage relationship.

I think this is an action that will not be too difficult if for example they come from the beginning by bringing the right understanding of what gambling really is, especially understanding that however gambling is an activity that can be high risk if done in the wrong way and which is not recommended by common sense, because most of the cases that have occurred where gamblers find it difficult to put limits and also control their gambling activities and that is because they come with only seeing the profit opportunities and not by understanding the possible risks.

Of course yes, if a gambler from the start understands well what gambling really is and the impact of the big risks that often occur there then he plays gambling within good limits and rules so that he will only get a small impact from gambling. and non-implementation is a big problem for him.

[stomachgrowls]

Of course, my friend, a leader must have a wise and responsible attitude in his own family with the aim of maintaining the integrity of his household from the many big problems in the family.

Most people try to follow this and give their best efforts, in some cases even the time spent on their family reduces the time they have left for gambling and eventually their habit frequency reduces and slowly they end up giving up their habit. This is exactly same as any other addiction like video games, things that dont really have a drug pharmacological effect. In other words it is possible for them to change and some do without any push but others need a push from close family members of their new spouses.

Of course occasional gambling is acceptable but regular gambling and losing money on the casinos enough to hurt your family's spending should not be encouraged and it is easy to realize this if you are keeping track of your wins and losses.

It would really be just that a matter of choice on which one you would really be prioritizing whether you would really be giving that kind of importance towards your wife and children or you would really be giving out that focus into your gambling activity on which it isnt really that suggested on doing at all or simply its just common sense on whom you would really be giving out that kind of priority.
If you cant be that able to leave out gambling then making a family isnt really still that for you. Once you do engage or tie up yourself on having a family then it would really be just that right
that you would really be leaving out or you should really be lessening up your gambling activity specially now that you do already have other priorities.

We do really need up to realize that spending up on non sensible things isnt something that should be tolerated. We can gamble somehow but come to think that it would really be just that
a waste on spending up on which you could actually spend it up into your family instead.

[Rabata]

A lot of things come into play ones one has begun having children and many times new habits get to be reinforced inorder to be better examples.
I think having children influences ones gambling habit, because it would make such a parent become responsible thinking that the same bad habit of gambling can be copied and learned by the children without even trying so hard to do so.

If parents must gamble, it would have to be covert and mostly online or on weekends when the kids are not close by. Still I is going to be more expensive to be a regular gambler and take care of a young growing family.

Indeed, it would be better for us to hide our gambling activities from children. Even though nowadays we are accessing more online casinos, we still have to be careful when opening gambling sites while at home. especially if the devices we use are also used by children. especially for children who are teenagers. Their perception about gambling may already be there, but their curiosity is very high. Apart from hiding it, we as parents also have to give a proper explanation to our children. it's just to avoid misunderstandings regarding gambling.

Children nowadays are quite advanced. They are able to understand anything easily. Especially if they know little about an addictive activity, they try very hard to do it. I think both sex and gambling appeal to children greatly. Once they find a way, they focus on it. So everyone who is their guardian should be aware so that they are not diverted in different direction. Such situations can be largely avoided if the parents do not expose them to gambling related issues and keep their personal use devices locked with security keys. Children are very curious about any forbidden subject so it is wise to control them carefully.

[dansus021]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities.

Well, it does, I'm not yet a parent but I might know the feeling when in a family with a strict budget because In this case, I am the child. The economy in a family is crucial the data shows that a lot of divorces happen because of economic instability. If you had gambling addict and can't control budget you better stop right now because it will harm you the kid and your wife, and the whole family.

I have an online friend who never met him in person but he has a wife and one kid he told me that to this date he still plays gambling but with strict budget and his wife know about it. So if your wife know you need to discussed this deeply

[Litzki1990]

A child is born into a family and since birth he continues to learn various things through the family. If the family can bring him up in a good environment then the education that the child gets through the family in childhood will remain in him for the rest of his life. If in a family both husband and wife gamble and if gambling is always discussed in that family, then the effect of gambling will gradually go to the child and as the child grows up he will find interest in gambling. In order to bring up the children in the right way, I think it is better not to discuss gambling in front of them as it can disturb their mental growth. When the child grows up and has the ability to make decisions, he can gamble as much as he wants, that's another matter, but it's better not to discuss these things with him while he's still a child.

[wakier]

Every parent has a big responsibility towards their children if they already have children. It's different when they are young and don't limit their gambling when they have children as a parent, you have to be good at managing finances so you don't experience financial problems. Sometimes gambling can cause problems for the family if they can't afford it manage your finances well so it's better to prioritize your children and wife and gambling is number two when we want to do it just for entertainment.

[ethereumhunter]

Yes, what you said is true, not all gamblers are able to control themselves in gambling if they are classified as serious addicts because treatment is very difficult, especially if they are told to stop.
And if a gambling addict already has a family, it is not certain that he will stop completely and abandon this activity. Sometimes an addict can try as hard as possible to carry out his activities even though he has lost a lot of money there, he will stop if he gets the possibility of a warning or punishment. he couldn't do it or accept it.

A gambler can be a serious addicted to gambling if they can't controls themselves playing gambling. That situation will becomes worst if they don't realize that they must reduce their gambling activity, especially if they have children. Having a children means they must have a responsibility to anything they do because they needs to be wise in whatever they do. They must care with their children so their focus in gambling can be distract because they must take care of their children. Having a children is the important thing for them and they must always take care and not playing gambling too often like before. Their responsibility increase to watch their children so they will not have a free time to playing gambling, especially if their children is still underage.

[Gallar]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

In my personal opinion, if we have a gambling habit and have a wife and 1 or 2 children, I think the impact depends on how we manage our finances. Because if someone can manage their finances well, even if someone gambles big and has a family, I think they will be fine. Because I personally also have a family, and I don't mind this, even though I like gambling. So I really don't agree if, for example, there is a gambler who feels hampered because he already has children and a wife. Because I have experienced all that and the results are fine.

However, if we discuss whether there is a difference between gambling when you are single and when you have a family? So my answer is Yes, there is. The difference lies in the time factor and also the amount of money that I can use to gamble. Because it cannot be denied that after we start a family, we will definitely share a lot of time. One of them is divided into work time, time with family and also time alone for entertainment such as gambling. So for me, the difference only lies in that factor. And I don't mind that. Because gambling for me is a hobby, and what is called a hobby is of course what I do when I have free time. So the point is that all this time I gambled very comfortably and there were no difficulties or burdensome differences when I had a family. Apart from that, what's interesting is that when I have a family, I can control myself more when gambling (financial and time problems).

So in conclusion, having a family will not have any impact on our gambling activities. The most important thing that we must be able to manage our finances and time better.

[noormcs5]

Well, it does, I'm not yet a parent but I might know the feeling when in a family with a strict budget because In this case, I am the child. The economy in a family is crucial the data shows that a lot of divorces happen because of economic instability. If you had gambling addict and can't control budget you better stop right now because it will harm you the kid and your wife, and the whole family.

Well, the children only gamble if parents have excess money and they give their children access to money and the kids use that money to gamble. In case the parents do not have money, how can children gamble? They won't. Even the parents will gamble limited because of limited resources, hence it won't be an issue of children getting influenced by the parents who are excessively involved in gambling. Gambling is not for the poor people.

I have an online friend who never met him in person but he has a wife and one kid he told me that to this date he still plays gambling but with strict budget and his wife know about it. So if your wife know you need to discussed this deeply

It's good that his wife knows that her husband is a gambler and I hope she also knows the risk of the gambling. In case, someday, her husband loses a big amount in gambling there will be no surprises for the wife as she already knew that her husband was risky money and it could turn out that he could earn a jackpot and if not, he could also lose all his money. Its better for both partners, husband and wife, to know each other activities and they both should have mutual trust between them.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When you're married and have children, the level of how you can gambles will differ because you will always have a second thought considering the family and your children bills before putting gambling your priority, even when you decided to gamble, the amount stipulated on your stake will be carefully monitored and limited because of the family needs ahead for any responsible gambler, you will have to maintain the lifestyle of both and manage each other without one being affected, you will gamble and yet still pays for your family bills because you can only afford gambling with the amount of money you are capable of using for gambling, except you want to be an irresponsible gambler.

[junder]

When you're married and have children, the level of how you can gambles will differ because you will always have a second thought considering the family and your children bills before putting gambling your priority, even when you decided to gamble, the amount stipulated on your stake will be carefully monitored and limited because of the family needs ahead for any responsible gambler, you will have to maintain the lifestyle of both and manage each other without one being affected, you will gamble and yet still pays for your family bills because you can only afford gambling with the amount of money you are capable of using for gambling, except you want to be an irresponsible gambler.

If indeed when we were single we liked to gamble without the burden of thinking about the losses or defeats that occurred and when we were married, let alone had children, in my opinion we should be able to reduce gambling activities which we usually do without hesitation. it's better maybe to stop the habit, but if when you're single you get used to it so you could say it's an addiction then it might be difficult to stop it, but at least we have to think about other souls who should be our responsibility to support them, prioritizing family is important instead of prioritizing habits that could be said to be less good.

If you still want to gamble then it is better to gamble with the money you have left over, also don't overdo it, for example, when basic needs have been met and there are no more things to pay for then there is money left over that can be used to gamble but you still have to remember boundaries, remember family. Be a smart gambler, when the gambling you do results in a profitable win, don't think too much, withdraw the winnings, don't continue, just be safe, that's better.

[masulum]

When you're married and have children, the level of how you can gambles will differ because you will always have a second thought considering the family and your children bills before putting gambling your priority, even when you decided to gamble, the amount stipulated on your stake will be carefully monitored and limited because of the family needs ahead for any responsible gambler, you will have to maintain the lifestyle of both and manage each other without one being affected, you will gamble and yet still pays for your family bills because you can only afford gambling with the amount of money you are capable of using for gambling, except you want to be an irresponsible gambler.

The bad associations around us having effect to our gambling and maybe most influence than child. I know, people who have friends with non-gamblers can also become gamblers. This depends on each individual's mindset and decisions. It's not the network and friends that are at fault not even if we are having a child, but us deciding to choose to be in the same life as those we consider as bad or as a gambler. maybe child can be influence to gamble if his child ask for something that can't be provide instantly by his parent, but this is not a major reason i think.

[Oilacris]

When you're married and have children, the level of how you can gambles will differ because you will always have a second thought considering the family and your children bills before putting gambling your priority, even when you decided to gamble, the amount stipulated on your stake will be carefully monitored and limited because of the family needs ahead for any responsible gambler, you will have to maintain the lifestyle of both and manage each other without one being affected, you will gamble and yet still pays for your family bills because you can only afford gambling with the amount of money you are capable of using for gambling, except you want to be an irresponsible gambler.

The bad associations around us having effect to our gambling and maybe most influence than child. I know, people who have friends with non-gamblers can also become gamblers. This depends on each individual's mindset and decisions. It's not the network and friends that are at fault not even if we are having a child, but us deciding to choose to be in the same life as those we consider as bad or as a gambler. maybe child can be influence to gamble if his child ask for something that can't be provide instantly by his parent, but this is not a major reason i think.

When it comes to possible influences then it could really be something that can happen and this is why it would really be that ideal that you should really making your children would really be that having that self awareness when it comes to gambling so that whenever they do able to encounter such situation then they are fully aware on what are the things that they should gonna do. They cant really just that make themselves having that kind of involvement since they do that it is something that bad to deal with, not generally bad but once you do make yourself having that kind of engagement
then this is where shit things do really start to happen. This is why it is really that something relevant or important if we do speak about parenting because it will really be making our children to be wary
on things on which are supposed to be avoided as much as possible. As a family man then having some gambling activity isnt something that would be ideal anymore, now that you do have
already a family to feed then it would be just that normal that would be making out such adjustments.

[Jody.Drummer]

Every parent has a big responsibility towards their children if they already have children. It's different when they are young and don't limit their gambling when they have children as a parent, you have to be good at managing finances so you don't experience financial problems. Sometimes gambling can cause problems for the family if they can't afford it manage your finances well so it's better to prioritize your children and wife and gambling is number two when we want to do it just for entertainment.

Gambling always involves money, or simply put you will only be able to gamble or engage in gambling when you have money because the name gambling is always about the activity of risking something valuable that you have and one of the most common is money, and obviously by having a gambling habit then inevitably you must be able to balance everything well, especially when you are married or already have children, which means you must be able to give full responsibility to your family by meeting all the needs of your family while on the other hand you also need to set aside money for your gambling habit.

In some cases usually in the end the gambling habit even causes problems in the family's financial balance which means that they are not able to control their gambling activities properly and instead tend to lead to a lot of excessive actions on gambling activities which in turn disrupt the family's financial balance, and yes it is true as you said that the most important thing is household affairs or that means prioritizing family needs over gambling, because after all gambling is an activity full of uncertainty and if you are too serious in treating gambling then it will only cause a lot of problems with your finances.

[Natsuu]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When you're married and have children, the level of how you can gambles will differ

For what I am reflecting, after having a child and being with my woman, I become more conservative. I risk less, gamble less, and really thinking more about the money I am losing than the money I am about to get. This way I get less stress in gambling, I don't force my day to win. I even find it more rewarding because I get to have more time with my family and my work. Because I am only betting the money I am willing to lose and my woman allowed to played with , I am not stressing out if I get losing streak because I know I am not betting it all.

It is something like the less importance I give to gambling and more to my family, to more rewarding it is becoming for me..

[Accardo]

If you're a gambler and you can't disregard you gambling activities or your addiction, please don't have a child and control yourself. You're doing your potential kid a favor by being a responsible father because not all fathers can be a good father to their children. If you can't do any sacrifice to them like you can't gamble at least a few days in a week then please do yourself and kid a favor not to create a baby. We always tell this to the younger ones because they seem to be not good in taking responsibilities but this time, it chooses no age.

You've made a good response for gamblers who are not yet married, but players who got into gambling as married people, may not benefit from this advice. Because they'll be gambling while parenting their young offspring. The upbringing of children is quite stressful, like compulsive gambling. Kids can disturb the peace of the gambler while playing games, hence he wouldn't focus. He'd try to double-task these two stressful duties. The gambler will play blindly, due to this challenge, and could lose out money a lot. When that happens, who is to blame, the child in the mind of the gambler?

But a player who isn't married with kids will place his blame on the house. Some gamblers may not get hold of their emotions or anger when next they're gambling, and the child comes to distract them. They could develop a mood swing and upset the child. However, your advice is also crucial if the player out of his love for his kids, quits gambling compulsively and plays once in a while. And invest his time in building the cognitive brains of the kids. In the future, he'd be glad he did it. Instead of battling with the kid's upbringing alongside gambling.

[zuzie]

Yes, what you said is true, not all gamblers are able to control themselves in gambling if they are classified as serious addicts because treatment is very difficult, especially if they are told to stop.
And if a gambling addict already has a family, it is not certain that he will stop completely and abandon this activity. Sometimes an addict can try as hard as possible to carry out his activities even though he has lost a lot of money there, he will stop if he gets the possibility of a warning or punishment. he couldn't do it or accept it.

A gambler can be a serious addicted to gambling if they can't controls themselves playing gambling. That situation will becomes worst if they don't realize that they must reduce their gambling activity, especially if they have children. Having a children means they must have a responsibility to anything they do because they needs to be wise in whatever they do. They must care with their children so their focus in gambling can be distract because they must take care of their children. Having a children is the important thing for them and they must always take care and not playing gambling too often like before. Their responsibility increase to watch their children so they will not have a free time to playing gambling, especially if their children is still underage.

Totally agree, friend, it is because of the lack of self-control that gamblers can become addicted to gambling and we can see that addicts will become more aggressive when they see the opportunity that they might get, but it is not certain that they will get it easily, that's why they play excessively without limiting the money he will use for gambling.
And especially if the gambler already has children and a wife, if he is really unable to maintain good control related to gambling, then his family will definitely experience quite severe suffering, so it is truly a shame if a father or husband cannot limit and maintain control well because his children and wife will also feel extreme sadness over this carelessness.

[wxa7115]

If you're a gambler and you can't disregard you gambling activities or your addiction, please don't have a child and control yourself. You're doing your potential kid a favor by being a responsible father because not all fathers can be a good father to their children. If you can't do any sacrifice to them like you can't gamble at least a few days in a week then please do yourself and kid a favor not to create a baby. We always tell this to the younger ones because they seem to be not good in taking responsibilities but this time, it chooses no age.

Unfortunately the lack of discipline and self-control have repercussions on most aspects of the life of a person, so if they are irresponsible gamblers, it is doubtful they will think forward enough to prevent themselves from ever having a child.

Which is sad, as those kids will have to grow in an environment in which they will not have all what they need for their correct development, and this could cause them to repeat the same story and become just like their parents.

[ethereumhunter]

Totally agree, friend, it is because of the lack of self-control that gamblers can become addicted to gambling and we can see that addicts will become more aggressive when they see the opportunity that they might get, but it is not certain that they will get it easily, that's why they play excessively without limiting the money he will use for gambling.
And especially if the gambler already has children and a wife, if he is really unable to maintain good control related to gambling, then his family will definitely experience quite severe suffering, so it is truly a shame if a father or husband cannot limit and maintain control well because his children and wife will also feel extreme sadness over this carelessness.

Lack of self-control in gambling just makes someone used more money to playing gambling and that means, he will lose his money. He will difficult to recover his losses in gambling if he lose and difficult to win in gambling. He will gets his emotion becomes high and becomes more aggressive because he feels that he can recover his lose. He will not thinks that if he lose his self-control, that can caused him playing gambling excessively and lose his money without have a chance to gets his money back. That will impact his financial in his family because he will used his family's money to playing gambling without thinks about his family needs. Once he lose his minds, that will be the time for him to lose much money and his family will gets the impact because of his carelessness.

[btc_angela]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When you're married and have children, the level of how you can gambles will differ

For what I am reflecting, after having a child and being with my woman, I become more conservative. I risk less, gamble less, and really thinking more about the money I am losing than the money I am about to get. This way I get less stress in gambling, I don't force my day to win. I even find it more rewarding because I get to have more time with my family and my work. Because I am only betting the money I am willing to lose and my woman allowed to played with , I am not stressing out if I get losing streak because I know I am not betting it all.

It is something like the less importance I give to gambling and more to my family, to more rewarding it is becoming for me..

Definitely, all of us here who have children become more conservative at least in my case, but I will admit that there are years wherein I can't control my gambling and I fell into the addiction even if I have children.

Good for me around 2015, I snapped from my gambling addiction and then totally focus on my family. I still play though in the last couple of years and go on land base casinos, and online during the pandemic. But I will never go back to my previous life as my kids are growing now and I will have to focus on them like their education so that they will have a bright future.

[Unsoldier]

Yes, being a parent comes with a lot of responsibility. When you have a family and children, priorities change and financial decisions become more informed. In my experience, I have realised that gambling habits can be dangerous and unpredictable. If you have a family, my advice is to change your gambling habits in favour of more responsible financial decisions for the good of your family.

[TopTort777]

Yes, being a parent comes with a lot of responsibility. When you have a family and children, priorities change and financial decisions become more informed. In my experience, I have realised that gambling habits can be dangerous and unpredictable. If you have a family, my advice is to change your gambling habits in favour of more responsible financial decisions for the good of your family.

That is right, change gambling habit. Not abandon it. As I see many parents turn into homesters, housewives (even men) when a kid appears in a family. Having children does not mean dropping all previous hobbies or interests. Reconsider and rebalance time - yes. I dont like much when people use "I have a baby, I cant do that now". Children are important, but dedicating 100% of time on them also isnt right. People must have time for themselves also. And that time should not be "rest and sleep" only. Instead of dropping gambling completely because of a new little family member, better gamble more smart, risk less.

[danherbias07]

Every parent has a big responsibility towards their children if they already have children. It's different when they are young and don't limit their gambling when they have children as a parent, you have to be good at managing finances so you don't experience financial problems. Sometimes gambling can cause problems for the family if they can't afford it manage your finances well so it's better to prioritize your children and wife and gambling is number two when we want to do it just for entertainment.

And that's the best responsible thing to do rather than gamble it all away and have your kids hate you either now or in the future.
Don't mess around with the budget that is intended for food, electric and water bills, savings, mortgage, and more. Just pay them first and if ever there's something more that will be left after payment of all that, then use that to have a little bit of fun, if gambling is your hobby then do so. As long as that money has nothing to do with the money that is meant for the family.

Sure, having kids means having responsibilities. That means a father will have to sacrifice his hobbies, his bad habits, and other stuff that he used to do back when he was still single. Luckily, I've never made that mistake just yet and I know that my kids know they are my priority and I will never gamble away money that is meant for them.

[summonerrk]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When I became a father, my life changed. I realized that now not only my well-being depends on me, but also the well-being of my family. That's why I've become much more careful in gambling. I realized that risking too much means jeopardizing not only my finances, but also the future of my loved ones. Now I prefer safer ways of entertaining and investing to ensure our family has a stable future.
My children are my main treasure, and now it's very scary to take risks, you can say it has greatly influenced my style of playing poker, for example.

[Jody.Drummer]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When I became a father, my life changed. I realized that now not only my well-being depends on me, but also the well-being of my family. That's why I've become much more careful in gambling. I realized that risking too much means jeopardizing not only my finances, but also the future of my loved ones. Now I prefer safer ways of entertaining and investing to ensure our family has a stable future.
My children are my main treasure, and now it's very scary to take risks, you can say it has greatly influenced my style of playing poker, for example.

Yes, that's right, when you have entered the family phase or that means when you have entered a new life where you already have your own family, it is clear that the living dependents that you have to pay for will increase, where you not only pay for your living needs but you also have to pay for all the living needs of your small family such as your wife and children because you have become a father who has a big responsibility. And if in a situation like this you are still involved in gambling then obviously there is something that you should pay more attention to which is that you must really be able to manage, control and limit your gambling activities in various aspects such as for example in terms of time and especially budget allocation.

Do not be one-sided, or the point is not to prioritize gambling activities over family interests, but in some cases often gamblers who are married, especially those who are addicted, fall into and get carried away in excessive gambling so that in the end their family relationships are neglected. So the point is that you should really be able to be firm in terms of putting a lot of restrictions on your gambling activities so that everything can be balanced.

[leonair]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When I became a father, my life changed. I realized that now not only my well-being depends on me, but also the well-being of my family. That's why I've become much more careful in gambling. I realized that risking too much means jeopardizing not only my finances, but also the future of my loved ones. Now I prefer safer ways of entertaining and investing to ensure our family has a stable future.
My children are my main treasure, and now it's very scary to take risks, you can say it has greatly influenced my style of playing poker, for example.

Yes, being a father means you are the head of a family. and some people will depend on you so if you are involved in any bad addictions they will have an effect on your family. Especially addictions like gambling will attract kids a lot and kids will get involved in it very quickly.  So when one becomes a father he should be careful and not harm the family for his own temporary happiness. So it is better to keep yourself under control and keep yourself safe from these things

[wiss19]

Once a man is married their should be adjustments on how he behaves in every aspect of lifestyle to not affect his marriage.
It is so wrong for a married man with family to think responsibility can be solve by playing gambling to gain profit. A family man having this mentality is adding more responsibility to himself because looking at gambling as a solution for responsibility is a way of losing more money to gambling. As a married man it is not right to depend so much in gambling because it can never solve problem when you need the gain in it,  instead gambling will make you to lose more. Gambling wins comes as a surprise, no need to have so much expectation of getting a profit all times.

A responsible person would never do that, you are not a responsible person if you have a family to take care of and you rely on gambling to provide you something so that you can fulfill your responsibilities. An adult who is mentally fine should know and understand that gambling cannot be a source of income because its results are based on luck and you can't be lucky all the time which means you will be losing money most of the time in gambling.

A responsible person would make sure they have a stable source of income because if they don't earn money, the family will suffer and they can't let that happen. Such people might gamble but they would do it only for fun and only with funds that they can afford to lose after they have taken care of everything else.

[Lanatsa]

If you're a gambler and you can't disregard you gambling activities or your addiction, please don't have a child and control yourself. You're doing your potential kid a favor by being a responsible father because not all fathers can be a good father to their children. If you can't do any sacrifice to them like you can't gamble at least a few days in a week then please do yourself and kid a favor not to create a baby. We always tell this to the younger ones because they seem to be not good in taking responsibilities but this time, it chooses no age.

Personally, I see no reason to refuse to have a child because of gambling or vice versa. Responsibility is something that is nurtured in oneself and a child is a very good driver to start changing one's life for the better.
I had a lot of bad habits before having a child and I believe I was able to get rid of them just with the addition of responsibility. I am sure that if I didn't have children I would have been more irresponsible not only with my finances, but also with my entertainment.

If you do not have free money for gambling after the birth of a child, then it is a reason to think about whether you earn enough.   

There would really be a big change if we do speak about those bad vices or habits that we do have in the past when we are still single or having no responsibilities on which it would really be that a common approach to have that you should really be giving those priorities into your family that you had built out. Being irresponsible does basically means that you arent that prepared on marriage life because once you do have a family then it would really be that a normal approach that you should really be someone to be that responsible into the actions that you are making. You cant really just that make yourself that stick into those vices or addiction as if there's nothing happened.

If you arent that prepared on leaving out those things then you shouldnt really be making yourself that raising up a family because it was never been the right way on creating or raising one.
You should really be that responsible as a father and never ever make yourself that skipping out their needs and priorities on which this is something that shows on how responsible
you are as a man or husband or father into your own family.

[Ever-young]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When I became a father, my life changed. I realized that now not only my well-being depends on me, but also the well-being of my family. That's why I've become much more careful in gambling. I realized that risking too much means jeopardizing not only my finances, but also the future of my loved ones. Now I prefer safer ways of entertaining and investing to ensure our family has a stable future.
My children are my main treasure, and now it's very scary to take risks, you can say it has greatly influenced my style of playing poker, for example.

You're absolutely right. Gambling losses doesn't only affect the victim but also people around him. Some even go as far as incurring unreasonable amount of debts after exhausting the whole money in their account, and in some cases, they end up losing it all and start paying debts they didn't even utilise for any meaningful thing. And if it's a man with a family, the impact can be extremely hazardous because you'll not only be putting yourself in a critical position, just as you said, but also your family, this could often lead to starving or even worse, like rendering the family homeless. I've seen cases where people go to the extreme of using money meant for rent to gamble with intentions of multiplying the money.
This sometimes has the power to break people's homes and marriages.

[TopTort777]

They still, it will serve to them as a reminder that they're no longer a single guy and they have responsibilities and obligations to cater. That's why for single and married gamblers, they need to remember the situation that they're on right now and their life is no longer their life because of the life choice that they make. Speaking of the married gamblers, they know that marrying someone is going to shoulder them another life and that's why they need to prioritize that than themselves.

It sounds like before becoming a parent, every gambler is not a responsible person No doubt that my life has changed after becoming a father. First years of being a parent I have dedicated most of free time to a kid. But having or not having children does not mean that this is a line when you have to be responsible and not responsible gambler, and have other obligations and supporting family. It not like that before marriage and kids I led carefree life, and all of sudden, after leaving doors of maternity hospital, a switch turns in me and I become a completely different person. What has changed, are gambling sessions (become shorter) and their regularity.

[kotajikikox]

this is about obligation and when you have children there are lots of obligations that needs to be in and that will effect the regular gamblers life when he was still single and when he is married and has a family.
in the past that he can lose all his day job pay in gambling ? this time nope they will not because instead of losing they need to keep those money for Milk and foods .
and for me this will come how good that person is , if he did no change even when having family then he is not a deserving parent .

[zuzie]

Totally agree, friend, it is because of the lack of self-control that gamblers can become addicted to gambling and we can see that addicts will become more aggressive when they see the opportunity that they might get, but it is not certain that they will get it easily, that's why they play excessively without limiting the money he will use for gambling.
And especially if the gambler already has children and a wife, if he is really unable to maintain good control related to gambling, then his family will definitely experience quite severe suffering, so it is truly a shame if a father or husband cannot limit and maintain control well because his children and wife will also feel extreme sadness over this carelessness.

Lack of self-control in gambling just makes someone used more money to playing gambling and that means, he will lose his money. He will difficult to recover his losses in gambling if he lose and difficult to win in gambling. He will gets his emotion becomes high and becomes more aggressive because he feels that he can recover his lose. He will not thinks that if he lose his self-control, that can caused him playing gambling excessively and lose his money without have a chance to gets his money back. That will impact his financial in his family because he will used his family's money to playing gambling without thinks about his family needs. Once he lose his minds, that will be the time for him to lose much money and his family will gets the impact because of his carelessness.

That's right, many gamblers are willing to spend their money to bet in the gambling games they play because they don't have good self-control and when they have experienced a lot of losses, they will try to get up and recover. Their condition is very difficult and requires struggle and process. it will take a long time to recover from this condition.
And what you say may be true. The gambler is thinking whether he also needs to use money from his family's needs to gamble because he no longer has spare money to gamble, so the only way is to use money from his family's needs.
And from this bad common sense, it is certain that the gambler will harm himself and his family, and his wrong actions can harm everyone around him.

[dansus021]

Gambling is not for the poor people.

Well Kinda agree with this tho everyone can gamble but in this position of family I would consider to pay everything for the family needs first rather make gambling first

It's good that his wife knows that her husband is a gambler and I hope she also knows the risk of the gambling. In case, someday, her husband loses a big amount in gambling there will be no surprises for the wife as she already knew that her husband was risky money and it could turn out that he could earn a jackpot and if not, he could also lose all his money. Its better for both partners, husband and wife, to know each other activities and they both should have mutual trust between them.

Yeah I know the wife knows that his husband plays gamble and he set a monthly budget so he can't play more than that and he actually one of the members stake.com signature campaign. When family is build up we also need build a trust and I agree with you

[Loveday422]

Sure gamble is one of the biggest challenges many Nigerians are facing today,what ever you are doing today you need to apply it with sense because when it happens nobody can assist you even if you have assistant they will laugh at you,why am saying this as a family man you should know you have much responsibilities to take care of your home and reduce bet
A man got married he wasn't taken care of his wife and kid because all his money are being use for beting and in many Nigeria hospital they doesn't treat patents without money and his wife  was sick this man run around to get small money to deposit before treatment,no one accept to give him due to his gambling life style finally this young promising young girl of 28 died just like that and aboundoned her child ,let this be a leason to us ,we shouldn't trust bet 100% percent,you can play small if at all you want to play ,play bet with sense and also remember you have responsibilities and try as much as you can to save , because when it happens, nobody will come for you ,your children we be your power when you are old ,so try as much as you can to put them in school don't use all your money for bet
Stop the harbit of beting so your family can grow .

[Reatim]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

They would most likely want to change for the better since they have to provide and be there for their kids. But honestly it still depends on the person. If even after becoming a father and he still doesn’t learn how to be more mature and careful then maybe he just isn’t a responsible person in general and nothing not even a family can change that.

[rodskee]

for me the only important thing here is that how that gambler change her habit once
they have their own child because of the obligations and the responsibilities that they  might
be missing once they continue dealing with gambling.

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

When I became a father, my life changed. I realized that now not only my well-being depends on me, but also the well-being of my family. That's why I've become much more careful in gambling. I realized that risking too much means jeopardizing not only my finances, but also the future of my loved ones. Now I prefer safer ways of entertaining and investing to ensure our family has a stable future.
My children are my main treasure, and now it's very scary to take risks, you can say it has greatly influenced my style of playing poker, for example.

Yes, being a father means you are the head of a family. and some people will depend on you so if you are involved in any bad addictions they will have an effect on your family. Especially addictions like gambling will attract kids a lot and kids will get involved in it very quickly.  So when one becomes a father he should be careful and not harm the family for his own temporary happiness. So it is better to keep yourself under control and keep yourself safe from these things

indeed , try not to expose the kids in our gambling activities.

[bitterguy28]

When you have one or more children, you have heavy responsibilities. Sometimes you're on a tight budget. Can being a parent change our playing habits? Are losses even harder to bear when you're in charge of a family? What are your experiences in this area?

They would most likely want to change for the better since they have to provide and be there for their kids. But honestly it still depends on the person. If even after becoming a father and he still doesn’t learn how to be more mature and careful then maybe he just isn’t a responsible person in general and nothing not even a family can change that.

and you are right on that because i have known some gamblers in the past when they are single but after that when they turn to have a baby? started changing world and have lessen if did not steps out completely of the gambling.
and in that situation I agreed and salute to that man until now that he change his life for his family.