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Family and inheritance can bring out complicated emotions.
Imagine being adopted and later finding out that your birth mother died and left you everything. Would you share your inheritance with your siblings, who were also adopted, or would you keep it all for yourself, since she was your birth mother and not theirs?
This young lady is facing this exact situation. Her siblings want her to share her inheritance, but she doesn’t want to.
Should she share with her siblings anyway?
Read the whole story below.
I have never met my birth mother, but I found out she left me her whole estate ($180k)!
I was adopted at birth by a wonderful family with two other adopted kids.
Her siblings are suggesting that they split the money three ways.
My siblings are now saying that it isn’t fair I got everything when they also “deserve” it, being adopted as well.
They want to split it three ways!
My parents are staying neutral, which I can tell is uncomfortable.
But this young lady doesn’t agree with them.
The thing is, this was my birth mother. She chose to find me and leave me this money.
My siblings have their own birth families. They could easily have a connection to them someday.
Now, their family dinners have become awkward.
For me, this feels like my one connection to where I came from.
Now, family dinners are awkward because my siblings barely talk to me.
Am I being selfish keeping money that was legally left to me?
Let’s read the reactions of other people to this story.
This person makes a valid point.
Here’s an honest opinion from this person.
This user shares their personal thoughts.
Fairness doesn’t come into play, says this person.
Finally, here’s a positive remark about the birth mother.
What’s meant for you doesn’t always have to be shared.
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