injured. Martin Meadows also faces another conflict. His heart is wrenched in turmoil as.

             he struggles with the decisions that may force him to choose between his love for his.

             children and his love for his wife. The devotion that Martin feels towards his children is.

             evident throughout "A domestic Dilemma". He views his children"s faces as "radiant as.

             flower petals, equally loved." Also illustrating his love for his children, Martin "kissed the.

             tiny hand that lay palm upward." Although Martin and Emily"s marriage is covered in a.

             heavy blanket of stress, it is obvious that Martin still loves his wife. "As Martin watched.

             the tranquil slumber of his wife the ghost of the old anger vanished." He knows that his.

             emotional and physical desire for Emily may be the very element that destroys his.

             children"s lives. Martin is searching for a solution to his problems that will keep all his.

             loved ones safe. .

             Martin Meadows is an ideal husband. He works hard in his office and his home.

             Martin is amazingly efficient, tending to the garden, decorating for Christmas, cooking for.

             his children, and pulling their lose teeth. He longs for the days back in Alabama when his.

             family was happy and alcohol was not a part of their lives. From the start of the story.

             Martin is weary from the disappointment he has encountered in the changes seen in his.

             wife. During Domestic Dilemma Martin begins to realize that his efforts are no use, and.

             his wife"s behavior is not going to change before something horrible happens to one of.

             his children. Her drunken outbursts and manipulative games confuse the children at their.

             young ages, and Martin fears that his children will not forget these horrible incidents and.

             will grow up emotionally strained by their mother"s problem. .

             Emily"s move to New York tore her life apart. Once a happy housewife in.

             Alabama, When her family moved to New York for her husband"s company, Emily.