She’s no longer my mother whom I adored and loved before.
She’s completely changed.
She ruined our life and I hated her!
I know my mother; she’s the best mom in the world. She’s a single mother but she worked hard to support us and give us better education. I know her hardships and sacrifices for us. All she had in mind was our future. I don’t even remember when she bought a new dress for herself. She was already happy when she found a dress, blouse, or pants for fifty cents in a garage sale. She will eat the leftover foods in the refrigerator and leave the fresh food for us. That’s my mom; she will give everything to us and nothing is left for her.
There are four of us children. My mother divorced my father when I was only four years old for being a womanizer and alcoholic. Now I’m fifteen. I’m Tricia, the youngest. My mother never asked for any support from my father. She shouldered all the responsibilities as a businesswoman, dealing in buying and selling. Now my elder brother and sister have their own lives and families. My brother Kevin, who is seventeen years old, and I are left with her.
My mom is getting older is not as healthy as before. She’s getting tired of her life. I know she wants to stop working but she can’t because we are still studying. I often hear her saying, “If I only hit the lotto I will retire. I’m too tired and exhausted.” My mom believes in astrology and horoscopes. Her life is not complete without it. One day she saw on the Internet “Free personality reading and horoscope.” My mom responded to this, and one of her readings said that was a huge amount of money awaits her, either from lottery or in any games. Since then she never missed the lotto but she has no luck. Last year on her birthday, we went to Las Vegas for celebration. She had her first win in the slot machines. She won $2,000 and she was really amazed and thrilled. Once more, her horoscope was strengthened and in her mind she thought she had luck in gambling. She shifted to the casinos and she was winning. Not big money but an additional help for her. She looked at the casino as an alternative for her retirement. Easy money. Less effort and enjoyable.
Now my mother was hard to reach at home. She spent most of her time in the casino. She was already hooked on gambling. She began to lose. Not a single cent is left in her wallet. When she goes to the casino, she even overdrafts her debit card. So there comes the problem.
