Hi Mr. Hamilton!<\/p>\n
My husband told me more than once that we could have another child, but then he said he can’t psychologically take on the responsibilities of having another child. I’ve openly and honestly told him why I would like another child and that it was hurtful for him to break a promise to me. Does God expect my husband to keep his word? Is my husband sinning against me for going back on his word? Will our union be blessed if I submit to my husband despite my disappointment in him breaking a promise to me?<\/p>\n
I’m still young, and I love being a manager of my house. I don’t want to support my husband’s breaking of a promise, but I also want to obey God’s command to submit to my own husband. Any advice on how to proceed?<\/p>\n
Thanks.<\/p>\n
Sincerely,<\/p>\n\t
The parenting of children is a joint effort between the wife and husband. If your husband doesn’t think he currently can handle another child, then you need to show him respect by honoring that choice, even though you don’t agree with that decision.<\/p>\n
Yes, he is supposed to honor his word. I don’t know all of the situation or why he changed his mind. That is between him and God. Your duties remain the same regardless. Thus, focus on what you can do instead of getting wrapped up in what can’t be done. Who knows, he might change his mind in the future.<\/p>\n\t
Amen. I appreciate you getting back to me with the answer I know is right. God bless you!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Hi Mr. Hamilton! My husband told me more than once that we could have another child, but then he said he can’t psychologically take on the responsibilities of having another child. I’ve openly and honestly told him why I would like another child and that it was hurtful for him to break a promise…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[64,29,648,647],"class_list":["post-42294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-marriage","tag-parenting","tag-promises","tag-vows"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50346,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/does-a-husband-have-to-take-care-of-children-in-a-marriage-who-are-not-his\/","url_meta":{"origin":42294,"position":0},"title":"Does a husband have to take care of children in a marriage who are not his?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Does a husband have to take care of children in a marriage who are not his? Answer: When you marry a woman who has children from a prior marriage, you are accepting responsibility for those children. \"But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28292,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-think-my-husband-is-having-a-secret-affair-and-i-dont-know-how-to-deal-with-it\/","url_meta":{"origin":42294,"position":1},"title":"I think my husband is having a secret affair and I don’t know how to deal with it","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 5, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Good Day, I have been married to my husband for less than ten years. We have several children together. My husband also has even more children from before we met. I chose to forgive and accept him as he indicated that he had grown from those mistakes and wanted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":41398,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/my-husband-lives-with-another-woman-and-doesnt-support-me-or-our-children-what-should-i-do\/","url_meta":{"origin":42294,"position":2},"title":"My husband lives with another woman and doesn’t support me or our children. What should I do?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 27, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have been married for ten years, and they have children. Throughout the marriage, my husband has been in one affair after another. From the beginning of our marriage he cheated; in addition to abandoning me and the children for days and sometimes weeks on end, going so far\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32729,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-is-it-so-confusing-to-know-whether-i-should-return-to-my-first-or-second-husband\/","url_meta":{"origin":42294,"position":3},"title":"Why is it so confusing to know whether I should return to my first or second husband?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 29, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, I am in my thirties and a mother with children. I am in my second marriage for several years. Long story short, the father of my kids and I met when I was a teenager. We started dating and I several children by the time I was in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":44214,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/my-husband-is-a-drug-manufacturer-and-got-me-into-drugs-as-well\/","url_meta":{"origin":42294,"position":4},"title":"My husband is a drug manufacturer and got me into drugs as well","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I'm a woman in my thirties with several beautiful children.\u00a0 I'm married. My husband and I are from different countries and very different cultures. We met in my country and immediately started seeing each other. He accepted me with my children and treats them as his own.\u00a0 Within three\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":43371,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-had-an-affair-and-became-pregnant-my-husband-forgives-and-wants-to-keep-the-child-but-i-am-so-ashamed-that-i-dont-think-i-can-love-her\/","url_meta":{"origin":42294,"position":5},"title":"I had an affair and became pregnant. My husband forgives and wants to keep the child, but I am so ashamed that I don’t think I can love her.","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I had an affair and became pregnant. I came clean with my husband, and he forgives me and wants to raise the baby as his own, which is wonderful. It's me that's having a terrible time with forgiving myself and accepting this child. I feel no bond whatsoever, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42294\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}