“She’s Not Much of a Mother”: Susan Thompson on Her Ex-Daughter-in-Law’s Life After the Divorce
**”After the Stroke, the Son Does Not Visit His Mother in the Hospital”: How Children Treat
Oh, it’s such a heartbreaking situation… My son’s been married for five years now, and in all that time
**Diary Entry** I’ve been thinking a lot about what happened this week. My mother-in-law, Margaret, complained
**Diary Entry** I’m not made of steel. It hurts deeply when I think of my son and grandson, but I refuse
I’m 67 years old, and I live alone. I beg my children to take me in, but they refuse. I don’t know how to go on.
**Diary Entry** I’m not made of steel. It breaks my heart for my son and grandson, but I refuse to bend
“Son, the house will be yours. Only, I beg you, look after your poorly sister. You mustn’t abandon
The daughter-in-law shut the door in my face: I might as well be a stranger in their lives. “
“I’m not made of steel! It hurts me for my son and grandson, but I won’t bend over backwards