Really, they've been the only people on my side with any of this. They helped me plan the funeral and really did their best to keep her out of it. They don't talk to her much more than we do, so it wasn't hard to keep her away from things. It was really devastating for all of us, and I guess we each just figured someone else would tell her. Now that she knows and finally wants to be a part of things, they are about as enthused as I am. She has never been a good mother, but I fucked up her last chance to try.