Hi,
I'm worried about my son and I need advice because I don't know what to do. I have two sons, 16 and 14, and my older one recently started coming home wearing new clothes, shoes, and other trinkets. Their dad and I divorced so at first I thought nothing of it and figured their dad must have been giving him cash.
But, I spoke to my ex about it this morning and told him that I disagreed with him giving our older one so much money. To my surprise, he told me he hadn't given our older son any money whatsoever in weeks. As soon as we finished the call, I immediately went up to my son's room and started going through his stuff. I almost passed out when I found a box full of cash under his bed. There was close to $3,000 in it!!
I immediately texted him to come home and went through his laptop. His browser history was full of links to online casinos, and the most recently accessed link from an hour or so ago was Four Of The Very Best No Deposit Bonuses For Slot Players | Inside Pulse.
I'm still waiting for him to come home, but I'm freaking out. He's underage and shouldn't have access to gambling anywhere, online or offline. But even if he did, where did the money come from? He's always been great at algebra and stuff in school, but I doubt he's a card genius!
My mind is in a dark place right now and I absolutely plan on having a long talk with him when he gets home. Until that happens, does anyone have any advice? I've never been in this situation before - what do I say, how should I behave? Should I be hard on him or understanding? I'm at a total loss, so please help!!
I'm worried about my son and I need advice because I don't know what to do. I have two sons, 16 and 14, and my older one recently started coming home wearing new clothes, shoes, and other trinkets. Their dad and I divorced so at first I thought nothing of it and figured their dad must have been giving him cash.
But, I spoke to my ex about it this morning and told him that I disagreed with him giving our older one so much money. To my surprise, he told me he hadn't given our older son any money whatsoever in weeks. As soon as we finished the call, I immediately went up to my son's room and started going through his stuff. I almost passed out when I found a box full of cash under his bed. There was close to $3,000 in it!!
I immediately texted him to come home and went through his laptop. His browser history was full of links to online casinos, and the most recently accessed link from an hour or so ago was Four Of The Very Best No Deposit Bonuses For Slot Players | Inside Pulse.
I'm still waiting for him to come home, but I'm freaking out. He's underage and shouldn't have access to gambling anywhere, online or offline. But even if he did, where did the money come from? He's always been great at algebra and stuff in school, but I doubt he's a card genius!
My mind is in a dark place right now and I absolutely plan on having a long talk with him when he gets home. Until that happens, does anyone have any advice? I've never been in this situation before - what do I say, how should I behave? Should I be hard on him or understanding? I'm at a total loss, so please help!!