Im a 55 year old man. I work hard have a family of two children. Been married for 20 years this September. I'm very depressed and discouraged with my marriage. My wife is a stay at home mom and home schools our 2 children. Very commendable. However, she is a Christian wife and I'm Christian too. She has a very contoling personality and if she doesn't get what she wants she throw a fit that scares me and my children. There is NOT an aspect in my life that can control without my wife's permission. This weekend she went on a women's Christian retreat. I took care of the children. Had my son's best friend over for the weekend. I cooked 4 meals and worked in the yard for 2 long days. The lawnmower finally died son went to Sam's and picked up a new mower. I started on a dry riverbed in one of our gardens. I didn't finish by the time my wife came home Sunday afternoon. She got home and instantly had a fit because it didn't consult her on the lawnmower purchase and made me pick up every stone in the riverbed and put back in the truck and demanded that I rerun all the garden supplies to the store. While I was putting all the yard supplies back she played in the lounge chair and asked me "what make you think the way you think?" Yes, ladies and gents. I lost it and said thinks I should have not have uttered from my mouth. You see in our marriage my wife has known how to use her mouth to push me past my limit. Then she act all offended about my response. She dislocated my jaw twice and belittles me and my son in front of other people. I'm dealing with great depression because I know that I can't go on living like this NO MORE! It's effected my children. My wife never cleans the house and never darkens the food store. My children ask me to bring food home because they are hungry. We have to hide the food because it rages her if food is purchased without her blessing. So my car is a rolling grocery store.
Thus is just a small insight of my marriage. Tell me how do I keep going the way the bible says to keep going?
I've read all the post and felt like reality wasn't being talked about.
I do agree with the article and agree with her insight on feminism. Rust me life has a happy medium. It's not feminism nor is Sharia law.