:26:00
...I had to believe it was
the only thing I could do...
:26:05
...and that it was
the best thing for him.
:26:08
I was incapable of functioning
in that home.
:26:11
And I didn't know...
:26:13
...what the alternative was...
:26:15
...so I thought it was not best
that I take him with me.
:26:18
However, I have since
gotten some help...
:26:22
...and I have worked very, very hard
to become a whole human being.
:26:29
I don't think I should be
punished for that.
:26:33
I don't think my little boy
should be punished.
:26:37
Billy's only 7 years old.
:26:40
He needs me.
:26:42
I'm not saying he doesn't
need his father...
:26:46
...but I really believe
he needs me more.
:26:50
I was his mommy
for five and a half years...
:26:55
...and Ted took over that role
for 18 months.
:27:03
But I don't know how anybody
can possibly believe...
:27:06
...that I have less of a stake
in mothering that little boy...
:27:11
...than Mr. Kramer does.
:27:16
I'm his mother.
:27:20
I'm his mother.
:27:27
Thank you, Mrs. Kramer.
:27:28
I have no further questions.
:27:32
Now then, Mrs. Kramer...
:27:35
...you say that you were married
for eight years, is that correct?
:27:42
In all that time did your husband ever
strike you or physically abuse you?
:27:48
No.
:27:49
Did he ever strike or physically
abuse his child in any way?
:27:55
Would you describe your husband
as an alcoholic?