I have no interest in someone who spends hours at a craps table coming into my home.
How do I handle an elderly aunt who has a gambling problem? I live in a town with casinos. She lives in another state four hours away. She calls me often to ask to stay with me, and if I am traveling, she asks to use my house, etc.
I have explained that I have a roommate, and my place is small. I have no interest in someone who spends hours at a craps table coming into my home , and I flat out cannot accommodate her as a guest. She won’t give up! Is my only option to end communication with her?Screening her calls is one option. The other is to keep repeating your mantra that you cannot accommodate her because you have a roommate and your place is too small. Then encourage her to find another hobby.
I can’t decide if I should confront them and, if I did, what to say. I don’t want either of them to be mad at me. We have had arguments before, and it ends up bad for the group when anyone gets into an argument with them. They also frequently get into arguments with each other, and somehow the whole group gets involved.
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