Talk to Parents About Gambling

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Dear Annie: I would like your advice about my parents, who are in their 70s. Mom and Dad survive off a small amount of Social Security. Unfortunately, they are addicted to buying lottery tickets. I've seen stacks of $10 tickets, many of which are mailed in for second-chance drawings. I believe they are using their credit cards to finance this addiction.

My parents win a few hundred dollars from time to time, which only fuels the fire, but there's no way they win enough to pay for all these tickets. I realize it's none of my business, but I worry because they seem to run low on basic necessities such as food and heating oil.

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Talk to Parents About Gambling

I try to help out and they are appreciative. I replaced some major appliances for them when we upgraded ours, although my siblings keep expecting me to do mor...

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