First of all, Happy New Year everyone. I hope the start of a new year will also mean a better beginning or continuation of a healthier life for all of us on...
grazynka73, Hi. Happy New Year to you as well. I'm sorry, but I can't remember whether or not you live in the U.S. Even so, I too have had some unpleasant...
Grazynka73, You Wrote: First of all, Happy New Year everyone. I hope the start of a new year will also mean a better beginning or continuation of a healthier...
S480pr, I couldn't agree with you more. You most definitely have to educate yourself and be in control of any legal process that you get involved with. No one...
Thanks for some good advice. I live in Ontario, Canada, so the laws here might be different from the US. Today,I sat down and spent some time writing up a...
So I took the advice of a friend of mine, and decided to call my CG back today, to find out what exactly he wanted. If anything, I would give him no...
Well, maybe I am jaded, however, I would be very, very suspicious of his behavior. I was going along reading your post thinking perhaps your ex may be on the...
Grazynka73, If Knewsjunkie is simply jaded by her past experiences . . . well then, count me as a member of the same club. Compulsive Gamblers are notorious ...
Gary . . . I have often wondered how your ex has fared with the larger lump sum she received . . . I also wonder if the judge in your case had gambling special...
Basket, I paid my first annual lump sum payment of $3,000 to my ex on June 1st of 2005. I was told (by my daughter) that it was gone by July 1st. About half ...
hello everyone, I just thought I would give an update on today's court events. The bottom line was establishing child support payments and making sure I...
Hi I"m from ontario as well would love to hear from you,,,our stories aren't quite the same but have a gambling husband as well,,,,hope to hear from you...
Grazynka73, In our area we have a special unit of the court system called child support services that acts on reports of individuals who ignore a court's's...
Hello, this is my first time. I've browsed many of your postings and see that there are a lot of experienced CG family here offering some good advice and...
This is my 2nd marriage, my first was to my high school sweetheart (4years) and then 21 years of marriage and 3 girls. He was verbal and mentally abusive. I...
"I think that I have stupid and a big fat L on my forehead." I thought that way too... in fact, I was beating myself up because I thought that most people...
Bronwyn, It never hurts to go to a few Gamanon Meetings . . . I have been in some where family members attended who weren't sure their famiy member was a CG....
Cindy, I think most of us here can relate to being an enabler . . . When I look back on how I entered into my relationship with my CG spouse . . . I was SO...
Browyn, You Wrote: Hello, this is my first time. I've browsed many of your postings and see that there are a lot of experienced CG family here offering some...
Dear Gary, Thank you so much for taking the time to patiently work through my lengthy email . Your reply was wonderful, It felt so good to read the views of ...
Browyn, I'm so glad you were able to find something in my reply message and apply it to your own particular situation. One of the things we tell people in ...
My name is Michelle. I am 30 years old and have a gabling husband. I guess I should of seen it coming when he talked me into getting married in Vegas and then...
My name is Michelle. I am 30 years old and have a gabling husband. I guess I should of seen it coming when he talked me into getting married in Vegas and then...
Michelle, Welcome to the Gam-Anon Support group Message Board. I am sorry to hear about your spouse's gambling problem but you made a good choice to post. If...
Why am I always afraid of you, You use your anger to keep me away. I can't ever get close to you or tell you, How much anguish I live with everyday. You...
Why am I always afraid of you, You use your anger to keep me away. I can't ever get close to you or tell you, How much anguish I live with everyday. You...
What a touching poem. In a message dated 17/01/2006 02:19:27 GMT Standard Time, brigitte425@... writes: You are gambling our future away. How true this...
I am so angry and frustrated today. My CG and I have not been living together for 16 months now and I am still being hunted by the damage he has caused. Last...
Oh dear! If it's any consolation I paid my CG husbands last tax bill too. I also paid for a deposit on a flat for him at the same time ;o) There will be no...