Case 105
I am twenty years old, and in just a few months I will be married.... For the past few months, my father has been having an affair with another woman.... I love my fiancé, but there is something that worries me from time to time. I have greatly distrusted my fiancé, and sometimes I feel rage toward men. I am afraid that the same will happen to me as has happened to my mother, and [...]
Case 104
I got married thirteen years ago. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in love with my wife at the time, and that has caused me many problems over these thirteen years. I have two precious daughters, one twelve and one four, who are the best things that God has given me. But I can’t be affectionate toward my wife, and I treat her with indifference much of the time. Can you advise me about what to do? Dear [...]
Case 103
I am in a relationship with a man who is fifteen years older than I am.... The problem is that when he gets angry, he insults me, screams at me, and if I continue complaining about what he has done, he hits me.... I don’t know what to do. We have a daughter who is six years old, and he says that if I leave him, my daughter will complain to me in the future [...]
Case 102
For the last five years we knew nothing about my husband, and my children were accustomed to him not being around. When I thought things were going well, he showed up at my house about two weeks ago because he needed me to do him a favor. From that day until now, he has continued to see my children. My concern is that my daughter, who has never lived in the same house with her [...]
Case 101
I work for a business where they trust me. Sometimes I don’t have enough money to meet my needs. I sell parts and, when the customers don’t want a receipt, I make up receipts to show that they gave me less money than they really did, and I keep the rest. I want to change. I’m not doing what is right before God. Dear Friend, Most likely it’s only a little money, and you need [...]
Case 100
I am twenty‑seven years old and have been married for six months. The problem is that I haven’t gotten pregnant yet and this has me very worried, for I am not doing anything to prevent me from becoming pregnant and sometimes I think that I will never have a baby. My husband doesn’t reproach me, but I know that he wants a baby now, and that makes me feel worse.... My mother, my mother‑in‑law, and [...]
Case 99
I have bitterness in my heart toward my stepfather and toward my mother, and this weighs on my conscience. Since I was a child, I grew up believing that my mother paid more attention, and gave more care and love, to my stepfather than to my sister and me. I truly believe that she neglected us a lot and that she mistreated me many times. For when I was about seven years old, she would [...]
Case 98
I am the mother of two [young] children.... I am an alcoholic. My mother has drunk alcoholic beverages all of her life.... I have never made a home with anyone, not even the father of my children. I don’t want commitments with anyone — only with my mother and my children. The problem is that my mother drinks every day... and I do too.... I want to change my life, but it’s very hard.... My [...]
Case 97
I have been married for three years and have a son who will soon be one.... Before we had him, my plan was always to stay home with him full time, but unfortunately it hasn’t worked out that way. I work eight hours a day and then am with my baby three and a half hours. I try to spend the time playing with him, but unfortunately he is more attached to my mom and [...]