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Through a childs eyes - A Different Point of View - MJGA - 31-01-2010 I would like to share this poem with you written by my daughter. I am a compulsive gambler in recovery 3years 9months. Thankyou GA. I'd like to tell my story from a different point of view I'm sure some of you, even all, will understand it too Confused, anxious and worried, i had many sleepless nights My mum wasn't hereself, withdrawn and often away But NO I thought she is my mum, superwoman, so i put the thoughts at bay The nights out were more frequent, the lies she told were too But when I questioned this, she said, 'I'm fine I promise you' At only 15 I was a young woman but wise enough to understand The damage had begun, Gambling had dealt its hand 4am, a sleepless night, her phone i keep on trying My car broke down she says to me , but I knew that she was lying My sister tried to protect me, from the information I was about to gain Although she tried so very hard she couldn't stop the pain, Mum's been arrested she said through many tears Feeling so numb, I was frozen still with fear She'd stolen money to feed her habit I felt angry and confused, the truth was out, she's a Gambling Addict During all this time, I was doing my GCSE's, I'd pray every night,God, give me back my REAL MUM PLEASE, Sure enough her trial date came, I was positive, a prison sentence my mum wouldn't gain My dad broke the news, your mum has gone away I cried myself to sleep that night, and woke up the next day This must be a dream, I said, surely this isn't true But mum was no where to be seen, and the pain just grew and grew Reality hit, when i went to visit, my mum, she looked so ill Starring into her lifeless eyes, it gave me such a chill A few weeks later my results came through But, sitting alone, with my friends they said, she'd be so PROUD OF YOU!! The day came when mum was released, but, the battle had just begun Months of depression, hospitals, and time apart, to bring back MY MUM At 20 years old, I'm HAPPY to say, how PROUD I am of MY MUM TODAY Maybe you have children, lovers or family, who WILL one day smile at you so PROUDLY But one thing I can say, of which is a FACT GAMBLING STOLE years of our lives, which we will NEVER GET BACK!!!! Thank you for taking the time to read this heart touching poem written by my daughter. Now a young woman but still through the eyes of a child. This is how compulsive gambling affected my two beautiful daughters. So here is to the next 3years 9months and on and on....................... Re: Through a childs eyes - A Different Point of View - Guest - 03-02-2010 Hi MJGA Beautiful.... Thanks for sharing that. Best wishes Roy Re: Through a childs eyes - A Different Point of View - Guest - 03-02-2010 Hi MJGA Beautiful.... Thanks for sharing that. Best wishes Roy |