Paige has always had dysfunctional relationships.
It seems like every person
that she ends up with has nothing.
Paige seems to gravitate toward people
who have problems themselves.
When Paige is wrapped up in relationships
she does lose sight of some of the bigger picture things
right in front of her face, namely her daughter.
You're asking to ger hurt.
When it comes to Paige and relationships,
there always seems to be trouble.
Paige says she will do whatever it takes
to be with her new girlfriend,
even if it means moving back into the car.
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My girlfriend and I were living in the car
for about a month.
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It was tough, it was really tough.
We would just sleep with the seat reclined.
Basically use these as our pillows.
It was pretty hot.
We'd hook up a little fan right here.
Pretty uncomfortable, my back hurt.
And put up some shades to keep people
from watching us sleep.
We would cook food at gas stations, in their microwaves.
I got a gym membership so we could take showers.
We've done haircuts there.
The fridge. (chuckles)
Ta-da.
Couldn't keep too much in it.
My car smelled like home.
I'd get in my car and I'm like, ah I'm home.
Like, somehow we made it work.
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But Paige says they wouldn't have been in the car
in the first place if it weren't for her controlling mother.
When my girlfriend and I got kicked out
of our old roommate's house,
my mom decided she didn't want us to live with her.
My mom told me that my girlfriend
couldn't stay in the house with her and my daughter.
Paige absolutely always has a place at our house
for her and her daughter.
But we did not feel comfortable
having this person in our house.
I was living in my car because it would've
made my girlfriend 100% homeless.
The things you do for love. (laughs)
My mom definitely exaggerates and thinks
that there are problems that I don't have.
I've gotten my life pretty much together.
I've got a car and a job
and I get to see my daughter everyday.
If she says something we never know
if it's the truth or not.
My family thinks I keep secrets.
I think she's taking drugs.
My parents think that you know, I was doing hard drugs.
I haven't done that.
Paige has been found with drugs in her dwelling.
But the only one that Paige admits to using is marijuana.
I occasionally smoke weed.
Having to leave my daughter at my mom's
was completely miserable.
My mom wasn't really giving me a choice.
She took her from me.
We said you can have her back
when you get your act together.
I would move back into my car if it meant
keeping my girlfriend from being homeless.
Even though I'd be leaving my daughter behind again.
Okay Paige, thanks for being here.
I wanna start with the last thing you said.
The last thing you said was,
I would leave to go be with my girlfriend.
This is a romantic relationship?
Yes it is.
I would leave to go be with my girlfriend,
my significant other,
even if it meant leaving my baby behind.
Again.
I wanna start there because I don't understand that.
That seems to be an upside down priority
particularly for you because everything...
We do a lot of background research.
And everything I can find out about you
is prior to this you have been a really good mom.
Right.
A really loving mom, an attentive mom,
you'll play, feed, change, everything that you'd think
a mother with a maternal bond would do.
And now you're saying no I would leave.
I'd leave her behind.
Right.
How do you get to that point?
Really the reason I'd leave my daughter behind
is because you know, I feel like they're doing
a very good job of keeping her safe.
All they have to do is say okay,
we're not willing to take care of her child anymore.
Now what are you gonna do?
Then I guess I'm in a position where I've got my child
living in a car with me and my girlfriend.