Hi Diana, I'm glad to hear that you have come to this decision. It will only benefit you both in the long run. My CG would try to rationalize all the time...
Diana, one of the best pieces of advice I have every heard in Gamanon is "money for the home and family comes first". You made the statement that your CG...
Hi everyone,,,,just an update with whats been going on here,,,My husband has signed out of the casino and entered counselling,,,its day 13 for him and he has...
Hi Michelle, Hope your CG spouse sticks with counseling and GA. The negativity, nastiness, self-centeredness you describe I see in my CG spouse . . .less now...
Wow it sounds like my house,,,I'm still in limbo with what to do,,,I'm giving it the benefit of a doubt right now,,,he got a bill in the mail that set him off...
Hello, I am new to this group. I am really hoping I can get some support, advice and help. My husband keeps telling me to trust him, but how can I when on ...
Amanda, First off welcome to the group. You will find a lot of compassionate, understanding people to help you through this time on this message board. Many...
HI Amanda, I welcome you to the group. It is sad we are all have to end up here because of our CG's, but it is a wonderful support system. Please find...
I had really high interest rates on my home loan. I saved thousands of dollars on home payments. And you can too. Interest rates are as low as can be, And Yes...
Hello Everybody! I have finally gotten myself situated and am holding my first Gam-Anon meeting tomorrow night! I just wanted to thank Susi and a few others...
Hi Amanda, Welcome to our group. Regardless of the outcome of your situation, or anyone's situation, at the start of recovery (yours and his) it seems to me...
Good luck on your first meeting. It is hard sometimes to get things going but stick with it. I recently went to a different meeting in my area that started...
My gambling Mother, among her many ways of getting money for gambling, would also take little money saved by my sister's children. She'd promise she'll keep in...
I'm not sure how old the "children" are . . if they are adult children, certainly they should know the situation and make appropriate decisions for themselves....
In a message dated 7/7/2004 11:42:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes: How can children be protected from a CG? They all live together...
Niki, my thoughts will be with you tonight as you hold your first meeting and for many meetings yet to come. You will be glad you took this helping step as it...
Thanks for the kind words guys! I did hold my first Gam-Anon meeting tonight (Thursday) and guess what? I sat the whole hour by myself. I read the literature...
The kids are 7 to 14 years old. They keep their money (yup, you guessed it right) drawers and their secret private corners, piggy banks maybe, and Granny will...
Niki, Hang in there. You are really doing a good thing and I personally applaud you for your efforts. Once people know when and where the meetings are . . ....
I had really high interest rates on my home loan. I saved thousands of dollars on home payments. And you can too. Interest rates are as low as can be, And Yes...
My god. It is now 4 a.m. My husband just called me. This is what happened. My son is a 23 year old young man, on his own for over 2 years. Screwed up his life....
In a message dated 7/11/2004 5:49:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, lizasweetface@... writes: used to go on these boards two years ago, when Frank lost all...
Cuk: I don't fully understand your response. How am I too involved in my son's life. he lives over 3000 miles away. We haven't seen him in over 2 and a half...
Melody, I remember your posts from before. I have to agree that you and your husband continue to be very much involved in your son's affairs. I do think that...
In a message dated 7/11/2004 9:46:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, lizasweetface@... writes: The reason we stopped going to gammanon was that we honestly...
Cuk: You are absolutely right. My husband should not have gone there. I realize that 20/20 hindsight is too late but our brains were scrambled. At first, the...
Hi Melody, Apparently, in the past two years, you have successfully achieved some form of boundaries and guidelines to protect your finances and emotional well...
... achieved some form of boundaries and guidelines to protect your finances and emotional well being. You even managed to regain your focus in spite of the...
Hi Chandra: You wrote the following: Your perception of your son's behavioral problems, seems to me, to play a big part in your relationship with him. I found...
Well friends, it has finally arrived . . . my big day. Today at 3:30 p.m. I walk into our local domestic courtroom a long-time married man and walk out a...
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