ForeverPupa
Her (Chloe) story reminds me of a reddit story from a woman with 4 children. She was also facing kinda the same problem with Chloe (minus the brother-in-law part). My point is, it's hard to change some mindsets. While u can absolutely change it, the process also takes a while. Here, Chloe just decided to break free from 'abuser' that she depends on for years. She had no one and no example from someone that went through the same thing as her to tell her what to do after divorce. The skill and instict to survive alone (including getting a job, living alone etc.) won't come instantly especially when you've been living your whole life in comfort. So everything that she did here actually makes sense to me. Even her instinct to protect her daughter happiness.
I wonder if we live in the same USA because we have a lot of resources available, especially for single women in abusive relationships (physical verbal and so on) . You can get food and shelter and even money until you can get back on your feet. This is fictional, I get it. It's just frustrating to see how she quickly takes the easy way out .