How do I convince my parents to stop taking me to the casino every other week as a college student?

Ask Mom & Dad

I’m currently a full-time college commuter student living with my parents. My mom is my only parent paying the bills, while my dad has been unemployed for 10 years. For the last few years my mom would occasionally guilt-trip me and my dad into coming with her to the casino several times a month. She would argue with us for refusing to go by saying that she’s the only person paying the bills, and gambling is the only way she can relax and relieve stress from work.

She would occasionally make passive aggressive comments and blame me whenever she didn’t win in the casino, saying it’s my fault for “jinxing her” and having a bad attitude about her choosing to gamble. I don’t necessarily have an issue with her gambling, I just hate being dragged around everywhere with my parents. This has been happening more frequently since summer break has started and since I’m only taking online classes at the moment and not currently working (still trying to find a summer job) I don’t have any excuse to not go.

I’m grateful that my parents are able to provide me with food and transportation while I’m at college but the reason why I chose to commute in the first place was to save money, since my tuition is free for two years and I’m planning to transfer to a University when I’ve completed all my lower-division classes. Keeping my GPA up before transferring is very important, and while I could technically do my school work at the casino while my mom is there as I’ve done so multiple times, it’s just not an ideal environment for me to study in. Not to mention how many times I have been ID’d at the casino for looking like a 14 year old.

Does anyone here have advice as to how I could convince my mom to stop dragging me to the Casino every other week without it turning into another argument? Every time I bring this subject up with my parents I will be blamed and reprimanded until I finally agree to go with them. Unfortunately, moving out of the house isn’t an option yet as I’m currently attending community college with no dorms and don’t have nearly enough money saved to move out. I’m not sure if this is the right subreddit to post in, but I haven’t met anyone who’s dealt with this same issue, nor have I been able to get advice from anyone elsewhere.

Posted Jun 13, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC

2926
Loading comments…