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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This sounds a lot like my mother’s behavior when my dad died several years ago. I was so tied up managing her emotions that I don’t recall processing my own grief until much later. The irony is she wasn’t even kind to my dad when he got sick. She was also very bitter at being a relatively young widow in her early 70s, when all her friends were traveling and enjoying retired life with their spouses. I recall her becoming enraged when I told her we taking our young kids on a planned family vacation several months after my dad’s death. It was as if we couldn’t move forward. Empathy, patience, and a bit of distance eventually helped. Best of luck to you and I’m sorry for your loss. [/quote]

OP here. Your post sounds like something my husband could’ve written. Word for word. One of MIL’s common refrains is that 84 (FIL’s age at death) is too young to die and it’s unfair that her friend’s husbands who are older and having far serious health issues are still living.[/quote]

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