My (real) MIL is with us atm. She passed away last year, no, the year before (sorry, forgot it's now next year) in about July (:redface: I can't remember).
She comes to see my daughter in her room, which is also the room that she stayed in for a couple of weeks when she came and stayed with us just before Steph was born (MIL actually went home the day before I went into labour). She doesn't make herself visible to the rest of us, but she makes herself heard by walking around the house sometimes. Unfortunately I have to keep asking her not to go into Steph's room as she is trying to go to sleep because Steph doesn't like it. I'm not sure if she's scared (sometimes it seems like she is) or what.
The Man seems happy that she is around, and also spending time with Steph I think (as she never even held her when she came back for a while), but I think hopes that she will make herself visible to him or the Boy (they both miss her lots. Thankfully, they flew to see her and say their goodbyes before she passed away).
Steph says that MIL is unhappy and I think that this is because of a number of reasons; her second departure back interstate went very badly (Man and Boy never said goodbye before she flew out), we didn't get to spend much time together as a family, and we didn't go to the funeral (it was interstate). Also, the time that she was here with us didn't go very well. Just a sad time all round really.
I would like to be able to communicate with her, certainly not to tell her to go, but to tell her that we are sorry for things past, we love her, and its okay to be happy now.
Anyway, don't really have a question, just wanted to share what's happening around here.

