Word is that Joe Giudice has reached a new low while his wife Teresa Giudice is in jail.

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An insider told OK! Magazine Monday, “Joe is a completely unfit parent. There was a good reason Teresa was so worried about leaving him in charge.”

They added that he is often MIA when it comes to looking after his and Teresa’s daughters.

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"Joe knows he's going to jail in a matter of months, so drowning his sorrows is more important to him than his daughters.”

Even more, the oldest, 14-year-old Gia has taken on the role of being a “substitute mother” for her there younger sisters.

“[They] have no structure. Joe’s in-laws aren’t watching them, they have no one looking out for their best interests. Joe should be ashamed of himself for letting his wife and his family down yet again.”

Teresa is serving her sentence in a Danbury, CT facility. She and Joe pleaded guilty to very serious fraud charges last year. Joe will start his time after Teresa is released.

Still, the girls are ready to enter their first day of school as this will be the first time their mother isn’t sending them off for a new year.

Their aunt Sheila Giudice revealed that Gia is really excited to be starting high school and is with their family who “is looking forward to her arrival home.”

The good news is Teresa is headed for an early release and will be home just in time for Christmas. It might be safe to say this is the only first day of school she’ll miss for her and Joe’s daughters.