Sweetie, I know how much this all hurts. I know how much I wish we all could have learned what we needed to with less pain. It could not have been. We needed to learn it in exactly this way.
But here's the thing - you are getting to the good part in all this. Yes, there are a lot of good parts. We often find ourselves closer to God. We find out about ourselves things we never would have. We grow in ways we never dreamed.
But the really good part is the part that comes next - peace.
That's what I am waiting for for you, my friend. That is not to say you will never have anger, sadness or pain again from this. But, you will come to the place of peace. Where you can feel that you have done all you could. Where you know without a shadow of a doubt that you acted as your best self. Where you have listened closely and heard God's will.
Your MIL knows. She knows. She is a mother and she is hurting for her daughter, for her family. You have given her a great gift. You let her know that you understand, that you accept, that you have compassion for her child.
