Posted By: Sissy on 2007-05-04
In Reply to: It may be because of his early death with the children and my inability - dottie

where you making enough to support the 2 children? I guess if you divorce and have small children, you just fall through the cracks as far as anything like this. You best make it on your own or else.

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