Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : Almost two months ago my husband and I took in my best friends children after she unfortunately passed away from stage 4 cancer. We had been best friends since elementary school and I felt so honored that she left us as their next of kin.

We took them in, filed for legal guardianship and are now working on adopting them with the court case being later this month. I thought both of our families would be happy for us even though the circumstances weren’t good.

My husband’s side has been so supportive and so helpful. They have been so loving and took them in as their own “grandchildren” right away. My family did the same except for my mother.

My mother has been so defensive and cold towards me. She calls me and tells me this is the worst decision we’ve ever made and we should be having our own kids not taking in someone else’s. She’s been so nasty towards my husband and I that I’ve keep the children away from her. They don’t need to hear her bad mouth them and say awful things. They lose their mother and are dealing with so much, they don’t need that as well.

My mother and I used to be very close but this just hurts my husband, hurts me and hurts our relationship. I ended up crying yesterday and today just because of how frustrating this has been. I love these kids and wouldn’t change them living with us for the world. They deserve to be loved, safe and happy no matter what my mother says. So WIBTA for stepping back from her even though she is my mother?