Sorry to hear about...yer loss?

If it's any consolation, take pride in knowing you didn't gamble your way to paying for your boys education. Who knows, maybe you dodged a curve-ball here, what if you won some, then got hooked, only to lose it all later and then some?
I dunno...I've seen those VLT machines and the tracks have some POWERFUL affects on some responsible and brilliant people...that stuff can be worse than heroine.

Besides, this gives you an excuse to send your boy out mowing lawns and raking leaves like the rest of us so his old man can have some alone time with his mom...or his speakers.

Chin up, my friend.