And he said that at times, the struggle to offer calm reports about a painful situation was overwhelming.

I have several children and I understand how painful this situation is.

Getting what you don't want: being unable to avoid difficult or painful situations.

To whom would she apply to help her out of this painful situation?

She needed to be calm and to get out of this painful situation.

I seem to have found myself in a rather painful domestic situation, and I don't know why.

How did I get all of us into this twisted and painful situation?

But there have been other episodes that show how painful and difficult the situation is on both sides.

You see how strong someone is, in the face of a really painful situation.

We must acknowledge that this has been a painful situation for Serbia.