Case 114
When I met my husband, he was divorced from his first wife because of her infidelity and had a son who is now fifteen years old. We have been married now for ten years, and have two children of our own. We have been very happy; however, I am worried about my stepson.... Recently he left school, and I believe he needs the love and guidance of his father. But no matter how often I [...]
Case 113
Five years ago, I met a man that I fell deeply in love with, who was separated from his wife and had two sons. As a result of this relationship, we have a two‑year‑old daughter. In spite of the fact that we have a daughter, we go on with life as before when we fell in love, with him living in his house and me living with our daughter in my house.... He says that [...]
Case 112
Three years ago I met the father of my son. When he found out that I was pregnant, he washed his hands of any economic obligation. My parents forgave me, and I remained living at home with my son and decided to dedicate myself to God, to my family, and to my baby. But I have had feelings of nostalgia for not being able to marry and have my own family. I think that some [...]
Case 111
My parents divorced a few months before I was born, and my father moved to another city. I am now twenty‑two years old, and I have seen my father only on a few occasions.... My mother never spoke badly of him, but she has said that she hopes we will never look for him because he was the one who abandoned us.... But a lot of things have happened. Last year my only uncle died, [...]
Case 110
A year ago my husband left us for another woman.... Neither our twenty‑nine years of marriage, nor our children, nor our grandchild mattered to him. For twenty years we lived next door to my mother‑in‑law in a wooden shack in order to save for a better future, and now it is another woman who is benefitting from all my sacrifices and dreams. How fair is that? I don’t believe I deserve this. I sacrificed everything [...]
Case 109
I never had a family like I would have liked to have. My mother died when I was a child, and I can’t even remember her face. My father left us with my grandmother for her to take care of us. Although she was good and reared us, she didn’t give us the love that is usually given to one’s children. So I grew up with very low self‑esteem.... I now have two daughters that [...]
Case 108
I was married for fifteen years, with two children... before my husband abandoned me.... About five years ago, I began a new relationship. I have four grandchildren now. It turns out that my partner doesn’t like for them to come to my house, and that hurts me a lot. I have tried to talk to him, but it’s useless; he doesn’t want them to stay overnight on Saturday. I am really desperate; I’m about to [...]
Case 107
I am twenty‑eight years old and have been married for a year and a half, with no children yet. My husband hits me. I have spoken with him about it and told him that I don’t want him to call me bad names and that I won’t permit him to hit me again (he thinks that doing this is the only way to make me calm down). I have learned to take the physical abuse [...]
Case 106
A little more than four years ago, I met a wonderful man who is ten years older than I am, and we began a romantic relationship. He is married and has two precious daughters.... The point is that I have tried a thousand times to leave him and end it, but it has been almost impossible to do. ... Lately I have been feeling very badly because it hurts me to think that... we will [...]