When my husband gave me a scary ultimatum, he didn\u2019t expect me to stand up for myself and our children.\n\n\n\n

The lesson I taught him showed him how unreasonable he was being when we already had so much to be grateful for.\u00a0His ultimatum ended with him begging ME for mercy!I never thought I\u2019d be in this position, but here I am, standing at a crossroads.\n\n\n\n

I was pushed to take drastic measures when my spouse pushed me into a corner with one demand. But that demand was enough to get me to act.\n\n\n\n

My husband, Danny, has always been a devoted father and a successful businessman. He\u2019s provided well for our family and spends lots of time at the office. \n\n\n\n

This has given me the freedom to be a stay-at-home mother and raise the five beautiful daughters we already share. But lately, his dreams of having a son \u201cto carry on the family name\u201d have turned into demands. And those demands have morphed into threats!\u201d\n\n\n\n

Lisa, we NEED to have a sixth child,\u201d he said one night after dinner. His tone was serious, almost cold. \u201cDanny, we already have FIVE daughters. You want me to keep having babies until we get a son?\u201d I replied, feeling the tension rise. \n\n\n\n

\u201cBut aren\u2019t children a blessing to you? Is it really that hard?\u201d His words stung. We\u2019ve had this argument many times before, but this time it felt different. It felt like an ultimatum. We continued going round in circles with neither of us willing to relent on their choices\n\n\n\n

Our argument escalated to the point where he hinted that he might consider DIVORCING me if I refused to have a son for him! \u201cAre you saying you\u2019d leave me if I don\u2019t give you a son?\u201d I asked, my voice trembling.\u201dI didn\u2019t say THAT,\u201d he muttered, looking away. But the implication was clear. He was willing to consider divorce if I didn\u2019t follow HIS wishes. That was the end of our argument as we went our separate ways in preparation for bed.That night, I lay awake, thinking about our conversation. \n\n\n\n

How could he be so dismissive of the life we\u2019d built together? Our daughters are amazing, each one unique and full of life. I couldn\u2019t imagine our family any other way. I needed to make him understand what he was asking of me, of us\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"