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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Mom is not leaving her kids- she loves them.  She's just on the verge of a mental breakdown and her functioning is dropping because she is extremely overwhelmed with now being a single mom of 3, working very full-time, and dealing with a deadbeat, which is frankly worse than a dead dad.  
She can't keep up and while family is verbally supportive, no one is there to help.
And the dad's selfish carefree example is now the one that her preteen kids want to emulate.  
I just see her spiraling downward from afar, and am appalled by the legal system that seems to have no consequences for a dad (parent) who simply abandons their family.  She's lives in a very "no-fault" (ie no consequences) state.  The assumption is that the responsible parent will handle everything (certainly gov't doesn't want to step in and assume any cost or responsibility)[/quote]

That's so hard. Has she reached out to a family support program like DC127 or Safe Families for Children? They can provide some free respite care for her.[/quote]

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