Does having children have an influence on gambling habits?

[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.

[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.