Moving closer to the father isn't possible and in this case is a very bad idea. She is unable to do much more than she already does but he, on the other hand, is very able but too lazy to put forth the effort. If he cared about the boy, he'd get here.

The boy is 11.

The lack of support ($30.00 a week/sporadically) is what the dad gives her when he feels like it. When she has asked him to be more regular about it or to go to court and have legal child support put into place he threatens to take the boy.

No word from her today but I did see her from a distance. Big giant Nicole Richie type glasses on, no doubt to cover up her red eyes. She did go to work and that is a plus.

She does not drink on a regular basis. I think she talks about it more than she does it. In fact, I'm sure of it.