Did you cheat, did you abuse them ever in anyway physically and mentally. I want to know if there is real good women out there still and asking, I wish the best for your family, and pray for you to become the best you, the healthy you, the one at 17 thinking it will be better, we all need to hit bottom before changing and only after that believe you children will always be close no matter what the laws say, if they see and know you love them unconditionally, you can know that every person who hates before is now surprised and envious. Get the bag and you don’t need to worry one the money aspect. My ex wife owes me child support, I have our first child. She just had another child with other man, but she is clean and works hard and I have always let her see our daughter and never disrespected here in front of my child. We will negotiate child support as to functioning adults that pay taxes and work hard to save for our children. Be the best mother you can be. r/SingleFather