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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I have an eleven-year-old daughter, and I am eight months pregnant. Tired of the fact that my daughter has been lying to me about her homework and tests for the entire year, I had a talk with her and told her that she has to do better. But two days ago I got fed up [...]
After thirty-six years of marriage, my husband left me for another woman, even though I had cared for his mother, who has Alzheimer’s, for five years, and I had just gone through successful treatment for hip cancer. He left to live in the other woman’s house, and put his mother in a home. I’ve spent [...]
I’ve begun an online relationship with a girl from another country. She pursued me and won my love, telling me that we were perfect for each other. I responded by telling her that it’s impossible to know such a thing because we’ve never met, but I finally accepted her. We have never laid eyes on [...]
I have been married for nineteen years. I am a professional, and eight years ago my husband quit his job so that he could dedicate himself to a personal project.... I leave for my office, and he stays at home, supposedly working. He always complains that I work a lot and that I don’t dedicate [...]
I am twenty-two years old. When I was a little girl, I was the victim of sexual abuse for several years. My abuser was my parent’s best friend, who would threaten me so that I wouldn’t tell anyone. The abuse made me feel dirty and worthless. I asked God to help me to forgive [...]
When my older daughter was fourteen, she started a relationship with an eighteen-year-old. I did not approve, but in order to keep them from sneaking around, I let them see each other in my home with strict guidelines. Three years have passed, and now my daughter is no longer that guy’s girlfriend. Recently I noticed [...]
