The OM is definiately is being the strong man at the moment. She has broken her fingers and he dealt with that, she has been in a car accident, he has dealt with that. She was using her grandmother's car and the windshield shattered and someone in a car park took the wing mirror off, he dealt with that.
He also drives the children to and fro school as she does not have a car at the moment.
She is needy and always has been and he seems to be coping well at the moment. I wonder how long it will take for the armour to rust!
I think she is scared to do anything (more) wrong as she knows that there is nowhere else to live if he kicks her out. I believe that they are on best behaviour right now.