Case 463
I am a twenty-eight-year-old divorced woman with a nine-year-old son. I have lived with my parents since the break up of my marriage, but it won’t be long before I will be out on my own, which is what I want the most. For some reason I feel like I don’t fit in with anyone, not even with my own family. I love them, but from a distance.... Their bad attitudes, the constant fights I [...]
Case 462
Three years ago a beautiful baby girl was born, but her maternal grandmother forbade that I be recognized as her father... so much so that she manipulated the conscience of my baby girl’s mother convincing her not to accept that the child be given my last name.... I can’t see my daughter. I have thought of going through child welfare services to require that a DNA test be given.... I have tried to do things [...]
Case 461
I have been separated for seven years. My ex-wife and I have a daughter who is now twelve years old. Our daughter has an older brother who is fifteen, and I love them equally and have always looked after both of them. Four years ago I gave my ex-wife a job to help her, and we have been good friends.... Recently I started feeling that I still love her, but she has made me feel [...]
Case 460
Five months ago my father died, and then my grandmother died three months later. As a result I have begun to feel badly, including stomach pains. I got tested, and nothing is wrong with me. But sometimes I get panicked and I feel like taking off running. I go to church and pray about my situation, but it won’t go away. At times I fear that I’m going crazy. In spite of my prayers, I [...]
Case 459
I am the oldest of three sisters. That’s why I was brought up with strict discipline.... The treatment my sisters have received has been different. They’ve done things I never did.... things that bother me because, if I had done those things, I would have been beaten, insulted, and run out of the house. I know that it’s wrong for me to hold a grudge against my parents. Every time I open my mouth during [...]
Case 458
I have been married for nine years. Six months ago my wife began working in a casino. She had always said that she loved me, but three months ago she changed completely toward me saying she didn’t love me, but only wanted me. Around three weeks ago I saw on her cell phone that she had a conversation with another man. I brought it up, asking her what was going on, but she said it [...]
Case 457
A month ago we found out that my husband’s father has cancer.... It is already stage four.... My relationship with my father-in-law has always been distant. I have never received any support or advice from him. When we visit at his house, very seldom do we interact. We hardly ever get past saying hello. I feel sad about the situation he is going through right now, but I don’t feel like calling him or visiting [...]
Case 456
My girlfriend and I had been in a relationship for four years when I met another woman and was unfaithful with her. I confessed the infidelity to my girlfriend because I love her, so I asked her to forgive me to get things right between us again. But within a short time the other woman told me that she was pregnant. I couldn’t just leave her to make it on her own, because she was [...]
Case 455
I’ve been married for four years. Everything was wonderful at the beginning of our relationship, and we understood each other, but stress and her character (bipolar) make the situation tense all the time.... I spend more time at work than at home to avoid arguments, and I’ve tried to talk to her many times, but she won’t accept any criticism. About a month ago a younger woman, full of life and joy, came into my [...]