It's undesirable to involve children in marital drama.
Recently separated, but not yet divorced, Toni and her son live together and are having a coffee-euphoria chat.
Toni wants to hear her son's take on his father.
Toni directly asks her son what he'd like to see happen.
Toni expresses her desire to take her son to another state, away from the father, and waits for a response.
They talk about it and Toni opens her mind.
Her son's reaction complicates matters and the father finds out, exacerbating Toni's stress.