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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Something to think about - do you ever have to be out of town or gone overnight and he is responsible for the kids? Are you comfortable leaving him in charge at night  -if an emergency arises can he handle it? [/quote]

It’s more than this.
If OP divorces him, [b]he and his “high functioning alcoholic” self will have 50% custody and will be in charge of the kids without OP [/b]there to supervise during that time. He can even get in a car with them and drive. And OP can’t do anything about it because there is no proof he is an alcoholic. And he will fight her for 50% custody.
And then OP’s new problem will be how does she make sure her kids are safe when she is no longer there in the home to protect them.
It’s a lose-lose situation and OP just had to select the least sucky option of the two available.
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What? This is often repeated on here and the reason women give for staying. Oh but the DH would get 50/50 custody and harm the kids!  It’s mostly an excuse to not leave.

First off, there’s only so much you can really do to keep a drunk from harming kids. Secondly, in most of these cases the man has never harmed the children. Last, if a DH is so dangerous he can’t be left with his own kids, he’s just as dangerous being married to you and raising kids together.

In most cases the women don’t want to give up their lifestyle to single parent. In many of these cases, the DW doesn’t work. [/quote]

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