Hi Lizbeth, my mum is also CG. She introduced me to gambling from a young age. I so wish she hadn’t but maybe I would have found my way there anyway.
It’s hard to watch your parent do without when you know where the money is going. My mum has become quite a charity case despite my dad leaving her very comfortable . You hate to see what gambling does to them in their old age .. How they become frail, ashamed and guilty.. I’ve watched my mum lose touch with her old friends as the machines become her preferred company.
You are doing the right thing in making sure she has some good meals . It’s so difficult ,when we have been brought up to respect our parents, to question them about their finances.
You could perhaps ask her if she has enough or if she is managing with the shopping .
Whatever you decide you are doing brilliant in your own abstinence . You have created such a full life for yourself , and are very much a perfect gran to your grandson. Take the time to congratulate yourself on all you have achieved .
