Thanks to all who have commented. However, I'm not getting any response to the question I have. I will try to be more clear.
Since there are many here who are children of alcoholics, I need to know what to say to my two stepdaughters upon my leaving. They are children of an alcoholic mother even though they don't comprehend this yet. They still love their mother dearly. When I leave she will be furious which will affect how the girls see me.
I can't stay any longer being her enabler, but I'm afraid my girls will think that I've abandoned them.
This is no longer a question of staying or fighting for rights in court. I only want to know if there is something I can say so that they will know I did not want to leave them. (In fact, they are the only reason I have stayed as long as I have.)
Is there any daughter of an alcoholic that lost an important parental figure over their mother's/father's drinking that can tell me the best way to handle this?
Thank you