Well Therm, My $.02,
My mother died of cancer, we had a good relationship.
Now the bad, my wife's mother has disowned my wife and I,
my wife has tried on numerous occasions to patch things up.
No dice, her mother is as narcisistic as all get out.
Three years ago , my older son got married in L.A.
and my mother in law put us through he77, she made the hole occasion
about her, she wanted to do this, she wanted to do that
and on and on.
My wife still gets upset, because of blood ties,
but I think when her mother passes, the wake will not be a memorial,
I think it will become a party with little people singing,
that song from the Wizzard of OZ,
the witch is dead, the witch is dead, ding dong, the witch is dead.
Sorry for the rant guys, this post just hit a nerve.