Case 240
I had a good childhood, though we didn’t have much materially.... Now I am a professional, and I have a good job, a good husband, and a beautiful daughter who just turned two. We stagger our schedules so that we can take care of her. My boss commutes daily from another city, and now he wants us to begin commuting to where he is instead. It is not fair because it would mean getting home [...]
Case 239
My problem is that I’m thirty-nine years old, I’m single, and I don’t even have a girlfriend.... As a child I contracted polio, and my right hand and leg are affected. That’s why women don’t want me.... I can’t even get a job because I am handicapped. I am educated and have degrees, but even so I can’t find a job anywhere. So I walk alone in this life. I feel like I would like [...]
Case 238
Seven years ago I had a lover who went on to have an intimate relationship with my oldest son. When I realized what was going on, I distanced myself from them. But after a few years, they found me and introduced me to their son, who I treated with the affection of a grandfather. Even though they caused me a lot of pain, I put my feelings aside.... But now, after having some suspicions, the [...]
Case 237
Today I feel very badly, so very badly! I am the mother of two children, a daughter who is ten years old and a son who is two and a half. I punished and cruelly hit my daughter, and I don’t want to do it again. It was because she lied to me about her homework. How can I keep from getting so enraged? I was just going to give her a couple of swats [...]
Case 236
I am fifty-one years old and have been married for close to twenty-five years. I have three wonderful children and I think of myself as a good father, but a bad husband. About ten years ago, I met a single girl and we had a romantic relationship.... She ended up pregnant, and now I have a son who is almost two years old. From that moment on there has been no peace in my life. [...]
Case 235
I have been married for five years. My husband and I are both professionals, but we have never been able to find jobs in our area of specialization. I feel disillusioned with my husband because he is apathetic and hasn’t come up with anything. He is very good, loving, and helps a lot in the home, but he doesn’t get a job and gives up very quickly. I projected by this time having had my [...]
Case 234
A few days ago I received death threats against my family and me, personally.... I was filled with doubts, fears, and mostly confusion, because I don’t go to church and I have completely neglected any relationship with God.... I am very confused with respect to religion. People of all religions believe that they are right, but always end up speaking badly of each other, completely forgetting the teachings of the Bible. Dear Friend, We are [...]
Case 233
Not long ago I met a girl and she became my girlfriend.... She is now pregnant. I love her, and my decision has been to care for her and give her and my child a family and a home that has a good foundation, that is, to take responsibility for what I have done. The problem is that my girlfriend is twenty-one years old and is dependent upon her parents. Up until recently, she had [...]
Case 232
I work in a business that belongs to a friend of my husband, and I have come to care a lot about him... because he has become a part of our lives. He helps us, supports us, and takes good care of us.... Recently he confessed to me that he loves me in a romantic way, and that he waited a year to tell me.... I was very surprised, because we are strictly business at [...]