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Wow I resonated with this. My Filipino dad was eerily similar to yours. He played the lotto always, even if it erupted another financial fight with my mom, and he also liked to admire nice things.

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I love your writing because it's authentic and from the heart and this one is your best post yet! Reading it felt like you were taking about my dad :)

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My dad is just like this. I chalk it up to the money he spends on lotto tickets is entertainment for him. It's a small buy-in cost for a big dream.

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