My Husband's Mom Tried to Cut Me Off. Now She's Come Crawling Back.
Briefly

As a grieving widow, the author grapples with a toxic mother-in-law seeking a relationship with her daughter, complicating their grief and raising concerns over emotional safety.
Despite Mark's mother expressing anger and disappointment, the author feels justified in her reluctance, given the lack of effort from the mother-in-law throughout the years.
The author faces the challenging dilemma of maintaining boundaries to protect her daughter while navigating her own grief and the expectations of a volatile in-law.
The author questions how to explain the mother-in-law's newfound interest in her daughter when she had previously made little effort to connect with their family.
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