Jim

Yeah, so I'll start with a question, and we'll dig a little deeper. So the question is, how can I reconcile with my wife after revealing my gambling addiction, which was back in December of 2023? and work in recovery for over a year now. Tell me about it. Yeah, so we'll start with the 30,000-foot view. So I'm 47 years old. I was a compulsive gambler from 2017 to 2023.

Yeah, so I'll start with a question, and we'll dig a little deeper. So the question is, how can I reconcile with my wife after revealing my gambling addiction, which was back in December of 2023? and work in recovery for over a year now. Tell me about it. Yeah, so we'll start with the 30,000-foot view. So I'm 47 years old. I was a compulsive gambler from 2017 to 2023.

So about seven years, which I hid from my wife. Sports gambling was the game of choice. I've been a casual gambler for a good portion of my life, probably since middle school. In small amounts, it was like office pools, fancy sports, side bets, smarts, badness, stuff like that, occasional trips to Vegas. I revealed the addiction to my wife in December of 2023, as I already mentioned.

So about seven years, which I hid from my wife. Sports gambling was the game of choice. I've been a casual gambler for a good portion of my life, probably since middle school. In small amounts, it was like office pools, fancy sports, side bets, smarts, badness, stuff like that, occasional trips to Vegas. I revealed the addiction to my wife in December of 2023, as I already mentioned.

So about seven years, which I hid from my wife. Sports gambling was the game of choice. I've been a casual gambler for a good portion of my life, probably since middle school. In small amounts, it was like office pools, fancy sports, side bets, smarts, badness, stuff like that, occasional trips to Vegas. I revealed the addiction to my wife in December of 2023, as I already mentioned.

A letter came from one of my personal lenders, and she was questioning about it. It was pretty much a volcano ready to erupt, as you know, with addictions. The last year or so was just absolute hell, with all these things coming in the mail. I was hiding and making up all these stories. I revealed how much money I lost, which was a six-figure amount, and some other financial misgivings.

A letter came from one of my personal lenders, and she was questioning about it. It was pretty much a volcano ready to erupt, as you know, with addictions. The last year or so was just absolute hell, with all these things coming in the mail. I was hiding and making up all these stories. I revealed how much money I lost, which was a six-figure amount, and some other financial misgivings.

A letter came from one of my personal lenders, and she was questioning about it. It was pretty much a volcano ready to erupt, as you know, with addictions. The last year or so was just absolute hell, with all these things coming in the mail. I was hiding and making up all these stories. I revealed how much money I lost, which was a six-figure amount, and some other financial misgivings.

We have three small children. They're ages eight, five, and two, boy, girl, girl. My wife has not worked in 10 years, so I pretty much work two jobs. I work as an educator down in the Bay Area, but my family lives up in Sacramento, so I can explain that situation in a little bit as we dig deeper. My wife is an amazing stay-at-home mother. She runs a phenomenal household.

We have three small children. They're ages eight, five, and two, boy, girl, girl. My wife has not worked in 10 years, so I pretty much work two jobs. I work as an educator down in the Bay Area, but my family lives up in Sacramento, so I can explain that situation in a little bit as we dig deeper. My wife is an amazing stay-at-home mother. She runs a phenomenal household.

We have three small children. They're ages eight, five, and two, boy, girl, girl. My wife has not worked in 10 years, so I pretty much work two jobs. I work as an educator down in the Bay Area, but my family lives up in Sacramento, so I can explain that situation in a little bit as we dig deeper. My wife is an amazing stay-at-home mother. She runs a phenomenal household.

But again, she's not worked in nearly a decade. She was devastated when I revealed all this to her. I mean, I lied to her often. I was not present as a father. And she actually did question me about this back in February 2022. So, and I... Kind of made some stories and said, okay, well, yeah, I was gambling, but I broke even.

But again, she's not worked in nearly a decade. She was devastated when I revealed all this to her. I mean, I lied to her often. I was not present as a father. And she actually did question me about this back in February 2022. So, and I... Kind of made some stories and said, okay, well, yeah, I was gambling, but I broke even.

But again, she's not worked in nearly a decade. She was devastated when I revealed all this to her. I mean, I lied to her often. I was not present as a father. And she actually did question me about this back in February 2022. So, and I... Kind of made some stories and said, okay, well, yeah, I was gambling, but I broke even.

And, you know, just, you know, you lie as you do when you're in addiction. And then, well, the survival mode for quite some time. And then, of course, you know, the anxiety, all those things to start building up in you. But, yeah, and again, we've been married for a little over 10 years, but we've been separated for the past year. Um, I've been going to GA.

And, you know, just, you know, you lie as you do when you're in addiction. And then, well, the survival mode for quite some time. And then, of course, you know, the anxiety, all those things to start building up in you. But, yeah, and again, we've been married for a little over 10 years, but we've been separated for the past year. Um, I've been going to GA.

And, you know, just, you know, you lie as you do when you're in addiction. And then, well, the survival mode for quite some time. And then, of course, you know, the anxiety, all those things to start building up in you. But, yeah, and again, we've been married for a little over 10 years, but we've been separated for the past year. Um, I've been going to GA.

Um, I went to GA right after I revealed the addiction to her in December of last of, uh, 2023. Hold on, let me stop you real quick.

Um, I went to GA right after I revealed the addiction to her in December of last of, uh, 2023. Hold on, let me stop you real quick.

Um, I went to GA right after I revealed the addiction to her in December of last of, uh, 2023. Hold on, let me stop you real quick.