Awww - bless you. I didn't comment to get a place. I actually thought it perhaps was too personal and not good enough. Sometimes, written from the soul is not as objective as it should be for other readers. Many thanks for your kind comments. As for bingo addiction - I recall mother spending £10 a session, two session a day sometimes, which for a single parent family on a low wage, was an enormous amount. You should read my series from https://steemit.com/life/@suzanrs/a-window-to-way-back-just-a-glimpse-of-the-shadows-behind-me onwards. That'll give you an insight to what bingo (and other destructive behaviours) can do to a family. :D
In the meantime, I started writing for the birthday party challenge and ended up writing about my rescue dogs https://steemit.com/animals/@suzanrs/annie-s-life-her-first-year-from-romanian-streets-to-a-uk-lounge
so, now that's posted I'm back to the birthday party :/
Haha :D