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Submitted by: Lee Baucom

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Marianne, time to tell your husband to grow up and deal with his father. His father is not your responsibility -- unless you let it be. And it sounds like your husband has problems with responsibility. What we know about gambling is that the addiction is no different than any other addiction. The best treatment is Gambler's Anonymous, patterned after Alcoholics Anonymous. I would assume this exists in Australia. I suggest you protect your money in whatever way you need to, as this is the fuel of the gambling addict's fire. Then, tell your husband that he suffers from an addiction, and you would like to be a part of his life when he recovers. Tell him when he is ready, he can go to GA. Then, get yourself to Al-Anon, the group for family members of someone suffering an addiction. It will help you with your boundaries. Unfortunately, after that, you have to let your husband hit bottom, and how deep that bottom is can vary from person to person! Some stop the pain quickly, but others take their loved-ones down with them. Don't hold on to his rope if he decides to keep falling! Blessings to both of you.

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