[straysweeper]

Okay, what about Battered Woman Syndrome?

The relationship is showing signs of this. It hasn't yet gotten to physical damage, but it is definitely in the mental stage. Something happened recently, which caused her to be afraid of him. She came with the kids and stayed two days at our moms. However, he called repeatedly, eventually threatened to make things worse if she didn't talk with him. She eventually gave in, and lead to more communication, and next day she goes to visit, then stayed over there.

My mother is afraid for her, I am more optimistic that things won't get violent, but I don't think things will change like this. They take advantage of the government, and she doesn't make enough on paper to get her own place even though she has been looking for the last few weeks. I can tell her self esteem is shot. She is too tired to think between working and taking care of the kids. Which many aspects of that fall through the cracks. Which is what is bothering me. There are signs of Neglect in my opinion, of both her and the kids.

Its pathetic.