I just wanted to offer a different perspective. When we choose to become foster parents we go through alot of training, homestudies, waiting and soul searching. We know (somewhat
) what we're in for and we've chosen this path.
I remember how horrible I felt when my second foster daughter had been with us since birth and then left for a kinship placement at 7 months. My mother had loved her and was crushed when she left. She didn't understand the system and I realized that she had been thrown into the role of foster grandma without too much warning or consideration.
Maybe your MIL is just guarding her heart because she doesn't know what to expect?