<human>: Can you succinctly summarize the text in 1-3 sentences?

I know it's a bit harsh for me to think that my father is pathetic, and saying it certainly doesn't make me feel very good, but I think it's the word that describes him at the moment.

We've always had money problems. We're not very well off and can't afford a lot of things like most families. I'm not saying we're starving, our financial situation is more a case of not fixing things when they break until it's absolutely necessary (for example we had a plumbing problem that my dad left for months until he bothered to fix it), not being able to afford to buy a lot of food during shopping trips, just the most basic and cheapest. I think you get the idea.

The thing is my dad just doesn't give a shit anymore, and I find it so frustrating. He drinks two cartons of wine a day, works an easy, low-paying job when we really need more money, and just comes home and sits on his arse all day in front of the TV or the computer playing games. Him and my mum obviously have a terrible marriage, and he constantly tells us how he's going to leave, but he never does because there's no way he could afford it, but he doesn't tell us that. I wish he'd leave sometimes.

The thing is, he gets up in the middle of the night, every night, to use the computer. It's not too look at porn or anything like that I don't think -I honestly don't care if he does- but to play these online poker and gambling games. I think he's actually using REAL cash to gamble now though.

**So here's my question.** My mum is desperate to find out what he's doing, and I could easily check his internet history, but it would mean seriously damaging what little relationship lies between me and my father because I'm sure she'd bring it up to him. Should I find out what he's doing? Or should I not concern myself with it since it could do more harm then good?
<bot>: We don't have a lot of money, my dad is doing absolutely nothing to help our financial situation while drinking two cartons of wine a day. We think he might be gambling online, should I try and find out?