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When grief becomes an excuse for cruelty

My mother-in-law lives with us and criticizes how I raise my children every day, and my husband says nothing because she's grieving his father, but I'm starting to hate coming home.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Loss can authorize behavior that destroys the very relationships meant to provide comfort.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with What you take with you — the inner legacy that death carries away?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.