Phew!! I am so glad you decided against sending MIL anything. SO GLAD! It all *should* be said, however, it will fall on deaf and bitter ears, and do nothing but increase their nastiness.

I am happy to hear about the nice meeting with S7's school and sorry to hear about S3's little finger. \:\( \:\( Isn't the contact avoidance annoying? I mean, puleeeeze! All summer, H would visibly flinch/recoil when I touched him. C'mon......spare me.

I know what you mean about not wanting this person, this present person. Its normal to miss what we had, and even mourn it, but we have to realize that this person is gone. Sigh.