Living, Loving, & Learning one day at a time

[ddstartingover]

I used to dread visits from my MIL. She is VERY strange---and we had a lot of "run-ins" early on where she tried to do things "her" way when she came to visit and it really pissed me off. Now, I can't even imagine what she is going through. My H has avoided her since his "crisis" began. To think her only son......I feel so bad for her.....and now I think finally get it. She is family. She is H's mother, the grandmother of my kids. I feel sick about how I've treated her in the past (not horrible, but not as warmly as I should have), and I am making it a point to change that relationship. However, she doesn't know how to handle the situation. I know that, just as I know how very painful and awkward this all is for her.