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Sent to a friend It started when they opened a few tribal casinos, close to home...Scratch that it started on my first business trip to Vegas...Scratch that it started when we would play poker out on night patrol during the first gulf war. I suck at everything but, gambling I thought I could win it all. I did win a lot. But just like drinking over time I built up a tolerance. I needed to hit bigger and bigger amounts. So I spent more and more money.It was August 2000 when I hit rock bottom. I lost everything. I hocked even our engagement rings. My wife took my two children and moved out while I was at work (even now I don't know where they are). I lost my job a few days later for poor performance issues. I sold my house and was able to get a extra 200,000 I gambled that away in one night's time. With my last 100.00 dollars I bought a gun and planned to rob a few convenience stores, Like I said I sucked at everything the police caught me 5 min after my first attempted robbery (I didn't get any money).
So I did a nickel time in prison. It's 2007 now and I'm a ex felon ex gambler ex husband ex father. With help I've managed to rebuild my life, but I struggle every day to not gamble again. This is my confession and I hope it might help someone out there before it's to late to change. 7 years ago I wouldn't have wanted the help mostly because of my pride. Now my whole life is dependent on peoples help. I'm pretty depressed mainly due to Christmas being here...God I miss my kids. I wonder if they think about me. The only thing keeping me going is the dream I'll see them again some day if it wasn't for that I would just probably end it all right now.
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- man that sux, but hey fuck it, life's short gamble away
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