What To do?

Submitted by april (United States), Jul 18, 2006 at 16:54

I've been married for 2 yrs and now have 2 children. I've been with my husband for 7 yrs. My problem is that 7 months ago my husband converted to Islam. We have been having major problems.I'm going to counseling by myself. And I have been seriously thinking about leaving him. He has no time for the family because he has to pray or going to the mosque. I'm to the point that I'm about to explode.

He is hoping that I will change my mind and convert too. He also told me that it seems as if I'm jealous of Islam. I feel that he is brainwashed and maybe going through a phase in his life. We live in Washington State where I have no friends or family. I'm African American and there are not alot of people that I can relate to or talk to about this.The last church I was active in was Seventh -Day Adventist. I'm no longer active but i still believe. He tries to throw my not going to church in my face. He says that the children should be Muslim because I don't practice. My response is that I still believe in GOD!!!!! I feel that I've lost my husband but I'm still trying to keep my family.

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