My husband and I divorced years ago, and after the divorce he had no contact with me or our children. Our children really missed him and no matter how hurt i was i would pray that he would be healthy, successful, and come back to our children and be the father he should be. Not come back to be a family again but be there for our kids. So about 2 years went by and my ex made a come back and we were happy because we thought this would be a new start to rebuilding that father relationship our kids have always wanted. So the more he is around the more our kids are miserable. They wish he never tried to be a father to them now. There's been so much emotional/ mental abuse from him. Child Protective services and law enforcement have been involved so many times to try to help our kids. So now I feel guilty and responsible for the chaos that's going on because I'm the one who prayed for him to come back to be a father to them. I have taught our children to pray for their dad and to love him no matter what. I prayed for him to be there, to be supportive, to be a good father, not to come back and hurt them. Now i find myself praying that he would get a great promotion at work that would transfer him to a place far away from us. Did my prayers backfire?