my parents are taking me to a gamblers anonymous meeting tonight, and i dont know what to do!

As ive stated before in some of my previous posts i am 17.  I just lost 1400 to a bookie after chasing my losses.

My parents dont even know about this but after seeing my recent report card, and knowing my gambling habits for the past few years.  They have decided to take me to a ga meeting.

I keep telling them im not going, but they keep telling me that i have no choice. 

My parents said they will be in a seperate room from me, so il be in a room with all the other gamblers im guessing.

Do i share my stories about this bookie i lost 1400 to?..I still dont want my parents finding out.  I dont know what i should do.  Should i go?

I really dont want to stop gambling either.  Every now and then i would like to place a wager on a game.

I dont know what to do!

You should go, and you should participate.

Be honest - and quit now.

You are on a road that will lead you to much unhappiness in life.

Some can do this, and some cant - you are clearly in the cant right now.

but vanzack..dont you do this for a living?...I dont think your unhappy because you know the right way to gamble

I feel like if i set a bankroll, bet lik 2-3 % on games i was really confident in...I would be fine.  This is why i dont want to stop.

I know i cant get rich off this, but...it will satisfy my entertainment as well as win me a few dollars if im smart.

People become unhappy and start to lose their families because they chase and become dillusional with betting

Am i wrong?...

Not everyone can be a doctor.  Not everyone can be a physicist.  Not everyone can be on the PGA tour.

Im telling you to stop gambling because if at 17 you lost more than you can afford, and are lying to your family - you are in for a rough ride.

You state that you can gamble properly - BUT YOU DONT - doesnt that tell you something?

And if you state you have a need for "entertainment" - YOU ARE IN DEEP TROUBLE.

I really cant stand gambling most of the time.  I have ZERO need to gamble for entertainment.  I am a machine.

If you cant do this (and dont lie about it), you are probably in trouble.

This is what i want to do though from now on...set a bankroll and bet only a small percentage.

This wont lead to unhappiness for me.  I fully understand that chasing can destroy lives. 

I just want the little bit of entertainment to enjoy a game and im good.  So betting 2-3% of a bankroll could do the trick.

My gameplan for ga tonight is just going to be to talk about some of my past experiences, and thats it.  Im not going to stop because i dont really want to stop.  I need a little bit of action to watch a game.  I just cant go crazy

Let us know how this works out for you.

Well, regardless of if i like to watch a game and have a wager on it or not...I dont think betting 2-3% of a bankroll is going to get me into a lot of trouble.

Is it a crime to like to watch a game and have a bet on it?

Will this thinking really get me into deep shit when i get older?..

Listen doofus - I would lay 50-1 that you wont be able to bet 2-3% of your bankroll. 

Its a great plan, but in this thread you have laid out the profile of almost every degenerate gambler there is.  I would take my chances that you are not the one in a thousand that is diffferent.

If you need to have entertainment, whack off.  Entertainment gamblers are losing gamblers, its just a matter of whether you are a mild loser or a loser that ends up in a dumpster.

Bet your parents the total amount of your bankroll  ,that you will stop gambling......

.........then stop... doubling your money .........

listen youngster...

you live at home with your parents.  they take care of you the best they can.  yet you act like a snot.

your life is heading down a shit hole. you better wake up soon.

You were looking to find another bookie, find out the names of the other degenerates bookies

if at 17 your parents still tell you what to do you have bigger problems than bank roll management.  Start your life kid the earlier you make goals the better.  

Get a part time job, fuck a co-worker, get high, do something productive at 17.  Before real life starts.

Youth once again wasted on the young.