A month later, a gray van arrived, and Moira’s boys clambered in, suitcases in one hand, while Moira cursed and threatened from her front porch. “We’re doing fine!” she screamed at the gray women. “One parent is as good as two!” The Fitter Family Campaign disagreed. Moira went to court, not once but three times. She ended up representing herself because no lawyer would take her case, not as a single mother. She lost before the hearing even started.

