Apologies for the lack of updates. Since my post she has apologized to me, has agreed to both let my son back into the home (he lives with his mother in another state, but was visiting for the summer), and has agreed to seek therapy. I have made myself a promise that if this ever happens again I will not stand for it. I was not going to let it go this time, unless of course she agreed to the above.

So far the last couple of days have gone smoothly. I hope we can maintain this positive change in the future.

I see a couple of you asked why she didn't go to the funeral. She's a healthcare worker for the government and was unable to get time off so suddenly. That and we have a dog and cat at home and we really don't know anyone (having only lived in this area about a year) that could watch the animals on such short notice.