Hi, this is Natalie Hoffman of Flying Free Now, and you're listening to the Flying Free

podcast, a support resource for women of faith, looking for hope and healing from hidden

emotional and spiritual abuse.

Welcome to episode 114 of the Flying Free Podcast. We have some great questions from some

listeners. So let's hear our first question.

My husband and I have been married for 15 years.

We have a two and a half year old, almost three year old daughter.

So we were married for 12 years before we had our first child, our only child.

And I had always dreamed of being able to quit my job and be a stay-at-home mom and thankfully

I've been able to do that.

And so for the last, you know, two and a half almost three years it's

just been me and my baby at home bonding and having that time together and you know it's been

so precious to me and it has taken having a child of my own to really see and realize that I am in an abuse of marriage and I am getting to the place where I do want to get out.

But honestly, the part that scares me the most and the part that I dread the most

is just knowing that if I do, I will probably have to go back to work and what will I do with my daughter?

Will I have to put her in a daycare center?

You know, we won't have this time together that we're used to and not to mention joint custody where I don't get to be with her all the time.

I mean we're hardly ever apart now and so I think that would kill me more than anything. So I guess my question is, what advice would you have for someone in my situation

with a small child who doesn't really want to give up being a stay-at-home mom,

but I know that I need to do something for my health and for the

health of my child and our home environment.

Well first of all I want to thank you for your question and thank you to the rest of you who have been leaving questions at the link that I put on the show notes.

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