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Re. the bolded bit : I thought he (convicted felon) was released, and that the mom was living in the state he's in ?
As a single adult-- the mom cannot be blamed for being lonely.
I know that we at W.S. need to defend her; as she is a victim in all of this !!
Maybe he understood her problems, though ? And he was the only one who listened to her when she had no one else to turn to ?
Poor lady.
Now a monster took everything from her-- she has nothing left to care for. Hasn't she suffered enough ?
She (AB's mom) did her best.
But there are better choices of men out there.. .that's a fact.
So it's a confusing world .