Well, if I were the wife, I'd handle this very differently because I'm a Christian and try to live a Christian life. My first thought would be that doing anything illegal has to stop because not only is it hurting other people in the world but it is a terrible example for my son. My belief is that if you want God to help you you have to trust him implicitly and follow his rules completely. So, as soon as my husband was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer AND there was chance we would have serious financial problems as a result, I'd find whatever ways we needed to spruce up our spiritual life, increase our tithing, and focus on our family's spiritual, mental and emotional health. I'd also talk to a financial counselor. But the meth equipment would be the first to go. And I wouldn't leave my DH during a time when he needed the support and love of his family.
But of course, who really knows how they would handle such a situation until they are IN that situation?
ETA: I have never seen the show.
" I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." Mahatma Gandhi
"This is the ultimate weakness of violence: It multiplies evil and violence in the universe. It doesn't solve any problems." Martin Luther King, Jr.