Q. I'm married and a mother of three with a loving, stable home. My two older children are from a previous relationship that ended when they were ages 6 months and 3½ years old. They're now 9 and 6 years old. Their father struggled with drug addiction since before they were born, going in and out of sobriety. Every year and a half or so, I get the eternal "I'm sober for good now" and a request to start seeing the boys, which I eventually allow. He'll be the perfect parent for a few ...

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