internet gambling              Reply to this Comment

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ruined my life

pathological/compulsive              Reply to this Comment

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I've been down and out 4 times already house mortgaged 4 times on .on depression med. going to conciling still can't stop

pathological/compulsive              Reply to this Comment

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I've been down and out 4 times already house mortgaged 4 times on .on depression med. going to conciling still can't stop

Gambling Addiction              Reply to this Comment

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Book Title: A Childhood Taken Away by a Mother and Grandfather Author: Linda Sommer Farley One of the most beautiful aspects of life is the relationship and love between a mother and child. To go through life without a mother's love can be very cruel and difficult. It can easily destroy you or as in my case make you stronger. With determination you can have a wonderful life after experiencing a tough childhood. After fifty-three years of dealing with someone who was incapable of showing me any respect or love, I can say that I have finally broken free from my mother's bondage. After all of these years I can finally be the person who I want to be. It is as if I have just now begun to live. Hopefully what I have been through will in some way help others. I now know that a new beginning is possible no matter what life throws your way. Linda Sommer Farley was born in Springfield, Illinois. She grew up in a large family where money was scarce. Her mother was not around for a great deal of her childhood. She was the sixth child of eight and had the responsibility of raising her younger siblings when no one was at home. A mother with a gambling addiction and a grandfather who abused her were traumatic parts of her life. She also expresses her embarrassment of growing up poor, and the challenges she was faced with through out her school years due to poverty. Linda allows us to feel her pain, her fear, and her total loneliness, when her grandfather abused her. This book contains some of Farley's life stories. She describes the difficulties and accomplishments she has experienced. She wrote this book with the purest of intentions - to help others. Subjects: Self-Help > Addiction > Abuse > Family > Survival > Motivational & Inspirational A Childhood Taken Away by a Mother and Grandfather is available at: Forbes Book Club.com,eFollett.com,Borders.com,Cokesbury.com,Amazon.com,and Barnes&Noble Book Sellers

Book              Reply to this Comment

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This book helped me understand so much about the crap I'm going through. Great Book.

Book              Reply to this Comment

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This book helped me understand so much about the crap I'm going through. Great Book.

Mother is selfish              Reply to this Comment

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The author had a selfish mother and a mean grandfather. I vried when I read what happened to the author. It is so emotional.

Problem gambling              Reply to this Comment

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One of the most beautiful aspects of life is the relationship and love between a mother and child. To go through life without a mother's love can be very difficult. The only thing I received from my mother was an addiction to gambling. As a baby to adulthood I was raised around gambling. During these frequent card games for money there was filthy language used, arguing, and fighting. I could play a hand of poker at the age of five -- Linda Sommer Farley Synopsis: Linda tells us what life was like for her growing up. She shares with us the trauma of having an abusive grandfather and a mother with a gambling addiction and how it effected her throughout her life. She expresses her embarrassment of growing up poor and the challenges she faced through out her school years due to her poverty. She wrote this book with the purest of intentions - to help others. This book: A Childhood Taken Away by a Mother and Grandfather Author: Linda Sommer Farley is available at: Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Collinsbooks.com.au, Foyles uk.com, Tower.com, and can also be ordered at Barnes & Noble and Borders Express Book Stores.

Gambling adsdiction              Reply to this Comment

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Read the book - A Childhood Taken Away by a Mother and Grandfather - It also tells about a gambling addiction and how it affected a family.

Gambling as a crutch              Reply to this Comment

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Book title; A Childhood Taken Away by a Mother and Grandfather Author: Linda Sommer Farley - Springfield, Illinois. Her book tells us what life was like for her growing up. She shares with us the difficulties of having a mother with a gambling addiction and how it effected her through out her life. Linda came from a large family, she was the sixth of eight siblings. She was solely responsible for her younger siblings when no one was at home. She expresses her embarrassment of growing up poor and the challenges she faced throughout her school years due to her poverty. Linda also allows us to feel her pain, her fear, and her total loneliness when her grandfather abused her. Linda Sommer Farley’s reasons for her book are simply to reach out to others. Her book is inspirational as well as motivational. This book can be purchased at: Borders.com,ecampus.com, TextbooksRus.com,Waldenbooks.com,Collinsbooks.com.au, Foyles uk.com, and also at Borders Express Book Store - Springfield, Illinois This book is an immeasurable tool for learning about addictive gambling and how it effects the whole family.

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I have found wisdom with age. I no longer have the time nor will I waste any to be discouraged by my past.

Love              Reply to this Comment

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The author of - A Childhood Taken Away by a Mother and Grandfather - should know that her father did love her no matter what her mother told her or did to her.

Addictions              Reply to this Comment

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Addictions come in different forms such as gambling, overeating, smoking, and other things. I read the book - A Childhood Taken Away by a Mother and Grandfather - and that mother has one damm addiction.