Before reading, please do not judge me and please only answer if you’re going to give honest answers! I am NOT making this up, so bare with me.

I am 27, just finished my GED and was debating whether to go to college. I live at home with the folks, and have my very own bedroom- with home phone! I never have owned things like my own phone before. I find myself calling my girlfriends late at night and playing with the phone cord on one finger. Anyways…My family sat me down some time ago and said they were tired of me living at home wasting my life. I was a bit offended, but listened.

My family told me they saved up ,000 for me to go to college, and that I should try to apply to some community schools first. I agreed, and was excited to already declare my major in front of them- business, with a concentration in finance.

I was accepted into a college, and my parents then deposited the funds into my bank account. They wanted me to be responsible for my own management, since it was my major after all.

But right before the first semester started, my best friend Besty took me on a trip to a casino (we live in Wisconsin). I sat down at a slot machine and put in . As I played the machine, I won! I won 0. I couldn’t believe it. I figured if it was this easy to play slots, I could earn thousands of dollars at the casino and save up to pay for an apartment. As the evening dwindled on, I sadly was losing…I lost over ,000. Betsy understood, and told me we still had one more day. But I was out of money. Then it dawned on me- I still had the ,000 my parents had put in my other account. And I happened to have the debit card on me. So I withdrew a quick ,000 from the account and played on. I lost all of it. As I made my way back to the ATM, Betsy told me to stop, and that I was making a huge mistake. I told her to mind her damn business- it was MY life and I knew what I was doing.

I ended up losing ,000 in one night on slot machines. It took me about six hours, with a dinner break inbetween at their tasty buffet. I was in shocked horror as Betsy and me returned home. I had no money left for school. I called my parents to explain what happened, and to demand ,000- ,000 for school, and ,000 for a trip back to the Casino to try to make up Apartment Saving Money, but they flat-out refused! They told me I was cut off, and that I was very stupid for gambling the money. I was so mad at them calling me stupid, and for denying me the money.

Was I wrong to do this? I know gambling is addicting, but I had a system! I’m unique- I’m not like these other people who throw all their loot away. I was on a winning streak until the end. And My parents are awful to cut me off and tell me they’re done dealing with me. Thoughts?

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