I have now had several “close” experiences with the single mom ‘dating’ a felon scenario. A former boss’ daughter, the daughters of a few close friends, the daughter of a coworker, low end renters, etc. I think what happens is the single mom needs drugs. The man delivers. The man beats the kids and in a couple of cases killed one or more. The man goes to prison, the mom gets another sugar-daddy.
The initial key is drugs. The second key is the women don’t give a flying cr@p about the safety of the kids. The women do nothing to extricate themselves or their kids. Finally, blood is shed and society intervenes. Rinse and repeat.
every time they have a kid the govt gives them a raise.
“Drugs” is the explanation for a lot of bizarre human behavior, from what I have seen.