Case 375
I am single.... Because of my parents’ illness, I have to financially support our home, so I now work more hours. At work I met a guy and had intimate relations with him and got pregnant, but he made me abort the child. Then I was in a relationship with a man who was separated from his wife, and now I’m in love with another married man. I’m not sure if it’s because of trauma, [...]
Case 374
I decided to take care of my mother due to the fact that none of my siblings could get along with her (she was very hard on us all her life).... We always had conflict in our home, and I shielded myself so that I wouldn’t be affected by what she said to me. I work and am an engineering student, so I started neglecting her just like my siblings were.... I could almost never [...]
Case 373
My beloved twenty-nine-year-old son, full of life and loved by everyone, had a fatal accident and died.... I am not a one-hundred-percent believer nor do I practice any religion, and after this, even less of a believer. I don’t understand it. I lash out powerlessly at who knows what. God, according to many, has taken my son to be with Him. I think He had no right to take him yet! I believe that we [...]
Case 372
I have a daughter with my girlfriend. We don’t live together. I have asked her to marry me, but she hasn’t accepted because she is afraid that her family won’t approve of me as her husband. She says that she loves me and would marry me... but she’s afraid that her family would look down on her. We have made mistakes, but we want to be together. Dear Friend, Little girls need their fathers to [...]
Case 371
I work in a hardware store that my dad owns. I like this kind of work, but there are some things that make me very uncomfortable, since there have been occasions when my dad has bought stolen merchandise.... And he doesn’t pay all the taxes that are required for his sales.... I feel like I am participating in and supporting something illegal, corrupt, and dishonest. I have considered working somewhere else, but I can [...]
Case 370
I have a thirteen-year-old daughter who came to live with me about twenty days ago. She has always lived with her mother, but her mom spends too much time at work and my daughter has always felt lonely.... She wants to live with me in order to have someone to take care of her and attend to all that she needs; but her mom calls her many times a day and calls my family members [...]
Case 369
I had illicit relations with a married man and ended up pregnant, and had an abortion because I didn’t want my family to find out. From then until now I have continued to have remorse.... What I did is heavy on my conscience, and I am experiencing anxiety and distress.... I need your help because I have a a ten-year-old daughter who is being hurt by my emotional turmoil. Dear Friend, We congratulate you for [...]
Case 368
I have been married for fourteen years. During thirteen of those years I was faithful to my husband, but in the last year I was unfaithful with two individuals at the same time.... During this time I have been very anxious because I know that the punishment for sin is death.... My husband now knows the truth, and we are trying to save our marriage. I am so sorry to think that I could really [...]
Case 367
I have started attending a Christian church, and I like the teaching and the activities. However, I have long-time friends who do things that the church does not approve of.... I don’t believe that those friends are bad people. As a matter of fact, I think highly of them, as they and their families have shown me a lot of loyalty, respect, and affection. I don’t want to push them away, yet I feel that [...]