I am divorcing my husband because of his insistence that we have a 2nd child. Don't get me wrong, I love our daughter. But I do not feel capable of caring for another child. I mean that in any sense: emotionally, physically, financially, etc. I have felt this way for 2 years now and it is a constant source of tension between us. Our daughter is now 4. I do not think that she really wants a younger sibling, but my husband tells her that she does. My heart breaks when she says "Daddy wants a baby. Can we have a baby, Mommy?"

I grew up in a family of 3 so I know how hard it can be to meet every kid's needs. My husband was an only child and feels like he missed out on having a sibling. He doesn't want our daughter to be alone someday when we die.

So I told my husband that the pressure had to stop or I would leave. He was pretty good for about three weeks. Then, some friends needed help cleaning out their garage. My husband spent the whole day there. They had piled stuff up to go to the dump when my husband asked could he have the baby furniture.

When he came home with a crib, high chair, and walker, I couldn't stop myself from packing a suitcase and leaving. Right now, my daughter and I are staying with my parents. I miss my husband, but when we talked about reuniting, he said he can't stop wanting another child.