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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm so sorry for your loss.

Unfortunately, I've learned firsthand that death and grief do strange things to people, even those who are peripherally affiliated with the bereaved.

One of my closest friends lost a young child suddenly.  My own parents were calling to check on me, came in for the child's funeral, send notes to my friend, still ask about friend.  My ILs, however, live closer than my parents and they never, ever ask me about my friend, made an effort to attend the funeral, nothing.  It's like this friend died along with her child.

My ILs are very selfish, self involved people with a narrow worldview.  They simply don't think to ask because really, this friend and her grief doesn't concern them.  Never did, never will.  Yet, I have to hear all about every single funeral arrangement for their elderly third cousin or former neighbor they'd haven't seen in decades who died.

All this to say, I think your MIL is narrow minded and selfish, too.  Sometimes older people can't real with any change in family dynamics so they kind of freeze and do...nothing.  Perhaps your MIL in some weird way is trying to figure out what HER role in your life is now that you don't have your mom.  Maybe she got overwhelmed by it all and just became apathetic.[/quote]

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