Case 357
I am a single mother with a one-year-old son. My son’s father doesn’t want him, doesn’t see him, and doesn’t come around. I want to know if I should legally seek to establish paternity. I am afraid that, when my son is older, his father will say that he didn’t come see my son because I wouldn’t allow it. What should I say to my child when he begins to ask questions about his dad? [...]
Case 356
I cheated on my wife more than two years ago. I met women on Facebook and was unfaithful, and as a result I infected my wife with the venereal disease HPV that I contracted. She threw me out and immediately filed for divorce. But before the verdict, she changed her mind and called me, supposedly forgiving me. We got back together for six months... but I was weak, and I once again contacted the women [...]
Case 355
I am a twenty-one year old guy, and I got a twenty-two year old girl pregnant. Her mother doesn’t know yet. When she finds out, she could throw us out of her house. I am very worried and don’t know what to do. I pray a lot that God will help me, but I don’t feel like He is listening to my prayers. I am very afraid to tell her mother what’s going on, because [...]
Case 354
I need moral help. I feel sad. I believe in marriage and in the Lord Jesus Christ. I am single, but one night after I had been drinking with a friend, I had sex with a prostitute. I feel very badly. I was a virgin, and I had planned to stay that way until I was married. I wish I could turn back the clock. I feel that I have dishonored God and my family. [...]
Case 353
I have three children.... I worked outside the home until eight years ago, when my husband and I agreed that I should quit so that I could take better care of our children.... I have wanted to improve myself—to study, learn a craft, or even go to the gym—without neglecting my family, but my husband is always against the idea, and won’t allow me to do it.... He says, “I am the one who pays [...]
Case 352
I have been married for two years, and we have an eight-month-old daughter. My husband has a thirteen-year-old daughter from his first marriage, and she has been living with us for five months.... I feel tired, and the truth is that I don’t want to live with the girl.... There are times when she is well behaved, but from time to time she acts spoiled and is aggressive, and on two occasions she even insulted [...]
Case 351
Ten years ago, my first wife gave birth to my first child. He was born with a rare deformity in his heart. When he was three months old, he had surgery and died on the operating table. A few days before that, I made a short pilgrimage... and entered the church on my knees, with my son in my arms. I suffer from bad knees, so the pain was unbearable. I cried from the physical [...]
Case 350
Six years ago I went to work in another country where I met a man from my homeland and, even though he was married, we had a romantic relationship. He returned to our country of origin. He would call me from time to time and... one day he told me that he wanted to return to where I was and asked me to send him money so he could. Totally trusting, I consented. Each month [...]
Case 349
About a month ago, my father slapped me for not giving him the TV remote control. Everyone in the family was upset about it, and since that day I have not spoken to him. I don’t know what to do. I want to forgive him, but every time our paths cross, I can’t say even one word to him, and I just ignore him. I don’t want to end up hating him. I need someone [...]