Watching your teen spin out of control is hard. It’s painful. But it’s even worse when it places undue stress on your marriage as well.

A family crisis will amplify whatever tension exists between a husband and wife. The pressure builds and builds until it becomes overwhelming… and the temporary hardship destroys their lifetime relationship. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Remember, when you and your spouse got married, you promised to love each other in sickness and in health… for richer or for poorer… for better or for worse. So if you’re in the “worse” part right now, don’t give up!

Hold on. Stay the course. And never lose sight of the other side of the struggle. This, too, shall pass.

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