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My heart is breaking...

Vicissa

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I'm having such problems right now. Financially, we are in dire straits. Possibly getting evicted this week, if we can't come up with the rent. My hubby's boss hasn't been providing enough work, and it's just put us in a bad way.

To top that off, me and the hubby got into a horrible fight. I mean, bad. I suggested that we sell some of our stuff...T.V., computer, fish tank...to make some money. Apparently he thought it was a stupid idea, and let me know. I tried to explain why, and then he started to get loud with me and tell me he get's angered by my "stupidity." We just had a talk about our arguing...in particular about my continuing on with something, and with his anger in front of the children. I bring that up, and he angers that it's my stupidity that makes him raise his voice and I need to shut up. I'm not raising my voice, and I'm telling him he doesn't need to talk to me like that I'm just trying to suggest a way so we can make it. The arguement escalates, and it ends with him threatening me physical harm. I say I'm leaving and tell the kids to get there coats on and he comes at me in front of them, threatening me infront of the kids saying I have to leave and I'm not taking them. I refuse to go anywhere without them.

The kids go in the other room, I go a separate way from him and he does the same. I go to my son's room and he is crying, saying he does not want to be with just a dad and no mom, or with no dad and just a mom. He says if we are apart we are not a family.:cry: My heart is breaking at all this. I tell him to not cry, he does not have to choose between us, we both love him. Than H comes in again yelling at me for "telling lies" to the kids, and being like his mom who used the kids against his dad. I was everything but a woman today, it was all my fault for not shutting up when he said to. Than he tells my kids to get their shoes on because they are leaving with me, than he switches it up and says he'll leave us all. My son is just crying, my girls are just retreating, and I'm telling him he's wrong. He says I got him upset by involving the kids and trying to take them from him, and I told him I planned on going away for a bit so he could cook off. And I tell him if he loves them, than why does he treat their mother the way he does??

:cry: It's a nightmare. I am just feeling so humiliated, pained, and sickened. I feel horrible that the kids have to witness this. And he apologized later, but I just don't know....I love this man, I truly do...but...I have never been so hurt by him than to have him threaten me in front of our children.
 
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I'm sorry you are having such a bad time. Could family or your church help you out financially for while? You guys just sound like you are majorly stressed out and it's causing friction between you. Men especially get upset when they fear they are unable to provide for their family. It's humiliating for them to think they might have to sell some of their hard earned stuff to make ends meet.

Hang in there. - and about getting evicted, I don't know where you live, but in most places, it's darn near impossible to evict someone in the middle of winter. There all sorts of laws and such to prevent people in just your sort of situation from being turned out on the street during the winter.
 
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I'm having such problems right now. Financially, we are in dire straits. Possibly getting evicted this week, if we can't come up with the rent. My hubby's boss hasn't been providing enough work, and it's just put us in a bad way.

To top that off, me and the hubby got into a horrible fight. I mean, bad. I suggested that we sell some of our stuff...T.V., computer, fish tank...to make some money. Apparently he thought it was a stupid idea, and let me know. I tried to explain why, and then he started to get loud with me and tell me he get's angered by my "stupidity." We just had a talk about our arguing...in particular about my continuing on with something, and with his anger in front of the children. I bring that up, and he angers that it's my stupidity that makes him raise his voice and I need to shut up. I'm not raising my voice, and I'm telling him he doesn't need to talk to me like that I'm just trying to suggest a way so we can make it. The arguement escalates, and it ends with him threatening me physical harm. I say I'm leaving and tell the kids to get there coats on and he comes at me in front of them, threatening me infront of the kids saying I have to leave and I'm not taking them. I refuse to go anywhere without them.

The kids go in the other room, I go a separate way from him and he does the same. I go to my son's room and he is crying, saying he does not want to be with just a dad and no mom, or with no dad and just a mom. He says if we are apart we are not a family.:cry: My heart is breaking at all this. I tell him to not cry, he does not have to choose between us, we both love him. Than H comes in again yelling at me for "telling lies" to the kids, and being like his mom who used the kids against his dad. I was everything but a woman today, it was all my fault for not shutting up when he said to. Than he tells my kids to get their shoes on because they are leaving with me, than he switches it up and says he'll leave us all. My son is just crying, my girls are just retreating, and I'm telling him he's wrong. He says I got him upset by involving the kids and trying to take them from him, and I told him I planned on going away for a bit so he could cook off. And I tell him if he loves them, than why does he treat their mother the way he does??

:cry: It's a nightmare. I am just feeling so humiliated, pained, and sickened. I feel horrible that the kids have to witness this. And he apologized later, but I just don't know....I love this man, I truly do...but...I have never been so hurt by him than to have him threaten me in front of our children.
It's a man thing. When you try to help a man who knows he has to provide for his family, even though you don't mean it, it's an attack on his ego and his manhood. He is just as frightened and hurt as you. This is truly a time to turn to God and as a family, get on your knees and ask Him to intervene on your behalf.

Gracepaints is correct, the church should help you out when you bring the problem to them. There are brothers and sisters in the church just patiently waiting for a time such as this, to show His love through them.

God bless and I'll be praying for you and your family, I will concentrate on praying for your husband. He needs wisdom in this through your elders at the church.
 
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I want you to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I'm going through similar hardships. What helps me most is to work on my relationship with the Lord and deal with my husband and family with love. That is my only solution at the moment. I know that God will bring me through, and He will bring you through also if you ask Him. May you have all the blessings God intends for you today.

In Christ,
Kanga
 
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Oh that's sounds just horrible Vicissa. I am so sorry that things escalated like that. Being so out of control just hurts everybody and confuses the children so much. I pray that God would heal any harm done to your children's sense of safety and I pray that God would bring healing and kind, loving words to you and your husband. And I pray that God would provide for your family's needs.
 
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I Am Sooooooooo Sorry, I Have Beeen There!!

There Is Nothing Like Money Problems To Stress Out A Relationship...even The Strongest Ones.

What Worries More Is That He Threatens You With Physical Harm.
Has He Ever Actually Hit You Or Anything?
Because God Dosen't Want His Child To Live In Abuse.
Is Your Husband Saved?
Do You Attend Church?
Because Maybe You Could Talk To A Counselor
Or Clergy.

I Will Be Praying For Your Situation...financially And Otherwise.

God Bless You!!!!
 
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