Can I ask my folks for money my husband and I desperately need?

Sounds like he's no longer serious about a family. After all, he didn't marry you and he seems to have not made a home for you and his children. It's one thing to make a choice, it's another to get help for the problem.

It sounds like he never got help for it. I suggest you let him go until he get treatment and changes his life. Otherwise, this will continue.

Seek counseling for yourself or go to AA for support for yourself.

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