It started off by betting on games two summers ago as a way to stay interested in every one of my teams games. It quickly spiraled out of control when I found myself the following week down $300. Being in high school, $300 was a lot for me so after I was able to pay it off, I deleted my account and moved on. I wish it stopped there. Over 2 years later Im in college and due to the many influences around me, I decided to begin betting again. What could go wrong I thought.

I started of being up or down around 100 for a few weeks. I then hit a cold streak. No matter what I bet on, I would find myself losing money. I had to take loans from my friends and eventually was able to pay off my $1200 debt I accumulated during Christmas break. Finally I thought, it’s all over. That certainly didn’t last long as the NFL playoffs were approaching. I began betting serious money. Leading me to today, down around $2300 with under $100 in my bank account. It felt like fake money until I had someone telling me to pay them and realizing I have to pay real money that I don’t have. I have to pay everything off by the end of the week and I know my only option is to ask my parents for help. I’ve already screwed up so much in my life and I feel as if this is the last straw for my parents. I hate to disappoint them and I wish there was a way I could just make this all go away without telling them.

Im hoping my parents will understand and I can move on from this nightmare. I plan to work all summer to pay them back but I am having trouble thinking of sentences to explain how I lost all of this money to them.