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[quote=Anonymous]My MIL had schizophrenia. DH had a very limited relationship with her after years of total estrangement, but even arms-length was sometimes still too close. She never met DC. It wasn't a conscious decision -- logistics played a part. But she would never have been alone with DC. Ever. She died recently, removing any need to consider it further. I have/had tremendous compassion for her. Her life was terrible and heartbreaking. Underneath the disorder, she was a brilliant, hilarious woman who I suspect I'd have liked very much. But that same illness destroyed DH's childhood and left terrible emotional scars and there was no way she was ever getting close enough to hurt our child. [/quote]
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