If the kid is comfortable with the dad then i cld see the benefit of the mother starting to process all the emotional stuff while not in the presence of the daughter. hell she was in denial about the entire situation just days ago, talked like she was just about to give up from being so overwhelmed. how do we know who's more dangerous?
I dig how the mothers here immediately hollered like she may be abandoning the kid. wish you all could have been my moms. mine left me when i was 7. I'm not mad at her anymore because I figure she had a good excuse since she was killed in a motorcycle accident.