Please pray ;;^.^;;

My father and mother are arguing again. This time, my father believes that we all hate him, and he's cursing out my mother for the smallest things, then telling her that he would leave if he didn't love her. (yeah, right. Maybe I'm too cynical, but he stays not because he "loves" her but because she's one of the only people who will tolerate his rages and his general grouchiness at everyone and everything.) ;;^.^;;;;^.^;;

Anyway, tonight he yelled at her all night, to the point where she had to go outside around 9:50 PM and then sneak back into the back part of the house to get him to quiet down about how worthless and bossy she was and how he hated us all. (that's the nicest and most printable thing I could repeat.) anyway, even more frightening to me, later, he paced around the kitchen alone and picked up a steak knife there for a few minutes. I'm really worried about this because he has a long bowie knife that he got as a birthday gift several years back that he always keeps under his pillow next to him. He's never threatened anyone with that knife, yet I am very frightened by his behavior of late and that he has such a weapon handy. ;;^.^;;

I begged my mother to sleep in my room tonight, that I'd sleep on the floor and she could have the bed, because my room has a lock on the door. She said no, and went to her room, so I hope and pray that she will be OK.

Please pray for us all. I hate to say it, but in my heart I have wished that my father would go out and commit adultery (he would never do that, though, he's too "moral")so there would be grounds for a divorce. I really hate divorce more than anything, yet this constant fighting, verbal abuse, and now threats of physical violence (though none actually) are worse than even that. ;;^.^;;

Also please pray for me: my left knee is aching terribly, and walking, sitting, lying down, anything is painful. I've tried bracing it (which has worked before) and now that doesn't work at all.

Thank you ;;^.^;;

I think my mother is a Christian. My dad talks a lot about it in generalities and loves to think he's perfect morally and spiritually, but his behavior toward us says the exact opposite.

Thanks everyone. . .it's somewhat *better* today: both my dad and mother are purposefully ignoring each other. So until the next screaming match, things are somewhat OK. -^.^-

I was able to talk to my dad one-on-one today, and while he was mostly trying to convince me how *righteous* he was and how the fight was *all my mother's fault,* I did manage to get him to agree, that if it got to that point again, not to do anything drastic.

Please keep praying for us. . .

And MyFaith, I prayed for your father also. . .s and ers for you. . .;;^.^;;