Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24682147-20140807044834/@comment-24682147-20140807195734

Darkcloud1111 wrote: It is much more likely that Ruby either saw her mother die in front of her or saw the aftermath of her death. As a result, Ruby may have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from the event and sees it in her dreams. In a way, you could say that her mother is haunting her dreams but mostly because Ruby herself is haunted by the event. She may only visit the grave because it gives her some peace. True, very true, but then again, this IS RWBY.

Another thing is that Ruby would most likely not be the cheery teenager we all know and love if that were to be the case.