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#76
First congratulation on becoming a father. For some gamblers family is top priority.
You made the right decision.
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Taking a 365 day break from all forms of gambling...
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#82
your marriage comes first bro! soon it will be family first and you are doing the right thing. Greed is a very difficult thing to extinguish so you need to be strong and need motivation to overcome any hardship. stay the middle path my brother, it is easy to stray right or left but always remember to come back to the middle.
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#86
welp, if you do decide to keep track of what you would have won by playing with "fake money" during the time that you are on the sidelines and so to speak, plan on the fact that you "would have won big" or whatever but the baby is the most important. obviously if you were winning more so then the wife might not have said as much but considering the experience that she had to go through, to think that she as a mother might have to go through the same shit again with a child on the way, yeah i think it's just best you rest on the sidelines till further notice. Unless you are really able to fuckin' place your units without her knowing but damn this is a marriage and a baby we are talking about here, don't don't it in my opinion. Thanks for sharing your story.
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Posted:
#87
sorry to hear this bruh. i say if u can quit for a year then u can just quit. believe me when u have your child u will have more than enough on your hands to deal with. i personally dont like the idea of making plays and not betting them because it keeps the mind in that mode. a definite no go in my book. if u are done then be done, dont fuck around with the tempting lure of action. the quote i use with my oldest daughter is, "think, then think again."
the very best to u on this challenge and congrats on the child.
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Posted:
#90
After a year it will be the same though Bro she's not going to let you go back it will be like quitting smoking the jones will be gone in her mind and she won't want you going back ...trust me!
Never share your gambling with your women(wife) whatever no plus side and never use money that is earmarked for family to cover any wagers
BOL with whatever you decide it sounds like a break is in order.
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Posted:
#91
congrats on the pregnancy
i didn't read the thread, but it surprises me you buried yourself, i don't even bet NBA but noticed your threads, and read them from time to time towards the end of the NBA season, and you seemed to do well. I take breaks from gambling all the time, sometimes after i take a bath and sometimes after i take the book to the cleaners. good to clear the mind, the autonomous monotony is a killer, we humans are not machines!
i didn't read the thread, but it surprises me you buried yourself, i don't even bet NBA but noticed your threads, and read them from time to time towards the end of the NBA season, and you seemed to do well. I take breaks from gambling all the time, sometimes after i take a bath and sometimes after i take the book to the cleaners. good to clear the mind, the autonomous monotony is a killer, we humans are not machines!
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Posted:
#93
Congrats on the future baby Kap...I'm sure you will be a good papa.
As far as the gambling goes...I haven't made a wager in a very long time as well...just took all the money out of the online books and that was it. It's a load off your mind...and generally a load into your bank account.
And yes...I will be following your NBA plays once again because I know that this year will be a 60% year for you!!
As far as the gambling goes...I haven't made a wager in a very long time as well...just took all the money out of the online books and that was it. It's a load off your mind...and generally a load into your bank account.
And yes...I will be following your NBA plays once again because I know that this year will be a 60% year for you!!
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Posted:
#96
I am a 21 year old college student and I feel your pain. I've been gambling 360 days a years (poker, sportsbetting etc.) since then and I have been successful for the most part. I cashed out 8500 out of a poker site when I was 14 and have been keeping my head above water ever since. I have definitely made more money than I lost, and was hoping to graduate school with a degree and then play poker full time after that. The last 6 months on so I have been running beyond bad. (I'm talking being at cash table for 20+ hours and not winning a single pot. Terrible beats that would make your head spin, and I'm starting to realize that I think I want to do something else with my life. I'm not as happy as I use to be, even though I'm been able to maintain my BR the last 6-8 month downswing. I'm not sure what else I really want to do with my life. I'm not addicted, however most of my joy comes from gambling. I know I'm rambling but I am just typing without really thinking and letting the words come out. Going 365 days without gambling can be a blessing in disguise. After that year, you may feel that you never wanna gamble again, or you might have learned alittle more self control (as you said you knew u were chasing but did it anyway.) I always told myself I would do what I'm doing until I had to support more than just myself. Since you have a kid on the way, I think its best to just be there for your wifeand show her that she is more important than gambling. I wish you nothing but success, as I can tell your a cool guy from the dicussions/arguments we had. If you get the urge to gamble, remember that your wife and kid are way more important and you don't wanna do anything to jepordize that.
I hope you can do it, I'm not completly sure I could do it. I wish you nothing but success and congrats on your wife being pregnant! Sorry for the rambling (and typos) I wrote this whole paragraph without stopping and just let the words flow. GL kap
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Posted:
#100
If there is one thing to learn from the OP's post, it is this:
NEVER, EVER GET A JOINT ACCOUNT WHEN YOU GET MARRIED!
I have heard the stories time and time again, a joint account will be a continual source of misery for you. The complaints about expenditures will become so bad, even a medium cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee will be scrutinized.
If she is working, let her pay for her % of the bills based on her salary. If she is a stay at home wife/mother, establish a monthly stipend based on average monthly costs and deposit that amount into her bank account.
Also, if you want to ensure that you will not have joint account, establish it, and this is key, BEFORE you walk down the isle. After some haggling, she will concede on this point as it's not a prenup, nor is it a decision not to have children (or have 10).
Kap had a losing streak, paid off his debts and will replenish his accounts soon enough. That is the conduct of a responsible husband, not a dead-beat.
And if the two didn't have joint accounts, let's just say this post wouldn't even exist.
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