He Was Going To Pass Down A Family Heirloom To His Daughter, And Now His Son Is Furious
Six years ago, this man’s wife tragically passed away. So ever since then, he has been raising their two children alone. He has a son, Adam, who is seventeen years old, and a daughter, Leah, who is fifteen.
However, before his wife passed, she inherited a necklace that had been in the family for generations. And the heirloom had always been passed down from each mother to their daughter.
So, his wife had given him the necklace to keep safe shortly before her death. She also instructed him to pass it down to Leah once she became a legal adult.
Anyway, he has since gotten remarried to his current wife– who is the only person who knew about the necklace. And low and behold, his wife apparently spilled the beans to the kids– and Adam became super upset.
“He barged into my office the other day asking what his mom had left for him. I was confused and asked what was wrong, and then he brought up the necklace,” he recalled.
He obviously felt heartbroken for his son but explained the sentiment behind the necklace. Then, he revealed how he planned on giving it to Leah right before she moved out for college.
Adam was furious about this, though, and demanded that he get the necklace since “he is their child too.”
And unfortunately, he had to tell Adam no since his late wife specifically intended for the necklace to go to Leah.
“Then, he went on about favoritism and whatnot, but I told him it is a tradition that involves only the daughters in the family,” he explained.
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He also underscored how Leah getting the necklace was his late wife’s last wish and said that Adam should not be so disrespectful– especially because he has a bunch of other stuff from her.
Still, Adam did not get the hint. Instead, he started claiming both he and his late wife were discriminating against him based on gender. Moreover, he called his dad an utter jerk for allowing such a tradition to continue.
At that point, he had enough, though, and went upstairs so his son would not berate him anymore. Then, after Adam finished screaming at Leah, they eventually went to their rooms, too.
And ever since the argument, Adam has been refusing to eat or speak to both him and Leah.
So, his wife ultimately told him that he should just give the necklace to Adam in order to keep the family peace.
Still, though, he really does not want to dishonor his late wife’s wishes. But, at the same time, he is not sure if refusing to hand over the necklace also makes him a jerk to his son.
If you were in this dad’s shoes, what would you do? Do you think his son has a point, or is he overreacting? Why do you think his wife even told his son in the first place?
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