Godwin himself did not seem particularly ready for parenthood and he now had two small children to raise and no steady source of income .
Several times throughout Fanny 's childhood Wollstonecraft 's sisters asked Godwin to allow them to raise their niece and each time he refused .
Godwin himself did not seem particularly ready for parenthood and Godwin now had two small children to raise and no steady source of income .
Several times throughout Fanny 's childhood Wollstonecraft 's sisters asked Godwin to allow them to raise their niece and each time he refused .