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June 26, 2004
Family Functions
I went to a family function today for the first time this year. I spent Christmas in Florida with my mother, so I hadn’t seen my father’s side of the family (the one I am closest to) in quite some time. Since I only made public the info that I quit my job around the time of the holidays I wasn’t sure if any of them knew, and if so how they would take it. I figured my two older cousins knew, since they golf with my father sometimes, but the rest of the family I was unsure of.
It turns out that most of them had heard of some of my tournament wins from my father, and in all were very supportive. They asked me all about what I do, which is odd since I have not had that experience yet with family. I guess it helped that my father’s father, my grandfather (who died before I was born) helped support his family with poker winnings. My grandmother and grandfather would host poker games at their house. So I suppose that the negative stigma most people have towards poker (the tendency to lump it with other forms of gambling) doesn’t run in my family.
All in all it is strange being able to talk openly about it with people other than my girlfriend, my poker playing friends, and of course the thousands of random strangers who read this blog. Granted I didn’t get into too much detail. They mainly asked me about the tournament wins they had heard of through my dad (“Now how did you win $24,000?” was a popular question) and what playing on the internet was like. I didn’t really go into much detail about how I play mainly ring games rather than tournaments (and have made a lot more than $24k at them), but I figure the tournaments are more exciting anyway. Ring game details might bore them to death.
I guess I am fortunate to have a family that has been exposed to poker for many years. Granted I wasn’t going to just go get a job even if they disapproved or anything, but it is nice to have the support of your family rather than wonder if they think I am a degenerate gambler and worry about me constantly. Never hurts to have one less worry.
Posted by themaroon at June 26, 2004 10:43 AM
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