FUEGO
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Just an observation, but that last statement doesn't add up with the others. I hope you are able to hold her to the terms of the deal, and not just fix her current situation, but actually help her overcome the gambling problem.
Every time someone close to her tells her "I don't trust you", it hits home I'm sure. When I say these discussions opens her eyes, I'm not saying she is recovered 100%. Just that these are little building blocks on the road to recovery.
The intervention seemed a little like a parent scolding a bad child just from the attitudes I saw (couldn't really understand most of it since it was in Laos language). But I made sure to call SIL yesterday and just her and I talked for a while. It was much less confrontational and I think it came off more as I am concerned for her, and everyone else is concerned for her.