He Accidentally Uncovered His Mom And Dad’s Will, And He’s Mad They’re Leaving Him With Less Than His Siblings
Over the weekend, this 31-year-old man was house-sitting for his mom and dad, who are in their late sixties.
He keeps some of his possessions in their safe, like his hunting rifle, so he went into the safe to access his rifle.
Everyone in their family knows how to get into the safe, so it wasn’t a big deal for him to go digging around in there.
“While getting it out, I did some treasure hunting in the safe,” he explained. “At the time, I really didn’t think I was snooping.”
“The whole family has the combination to it; I just never looked before. It was mostly boring stuff like passports and jewelry, but there was an envelope with the logo of a law firm and in it, their will.”
He couldn’t help but take a peek, and he was upset to learn that his mom and dad are leaving him less than his brother and sister.
His siblings are getting 40% of everything his parents own, while he’s going to be awarded 20% of their estate.
He read every sentence in the will, hoping to find out that he was wrong and that his parents would be giving him other assets, but that’s not the case.
He’s stumped as to why his parents would treat him in an unequal way. He’s single without children, while his siblings are both married with kids, so he suspects that may have something to do with the division of assets.
Cherries – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual people
However, his brother has three children, and his sister has one child, so it’s strange they’re both getting an equal amount of the estate.
“It’s not like it’s going to a trust for the grandkids either; it goes directly to us as lump sums,” he said.
“We have talked openly about inheritance before, like in family meetings. But no one ever said that some would get more or less.”
“Just things like if someone was interested in the house/farm or if they should sell it, etc. They have also been open with how much they have. They are both retired now but have worked full-time jobs plus been running a farm their entire lives.”
He hasn’t seen the numbers with his own eyes in several years, but the very last time he was made aware of that information, his mom and dad had $2.1 million dollars in the bank.
He knows that even getting 20% of that is enough money to change anyone’s life, which makes him feel selfish in a tiny way, but the anger and sadness are the overwhelming emotions he’s dealing with.
He never argues with his parents, and he spends the holidays with them; there’s no reason for his mom and dad to give him less. He cannot quit thinking about the will, and it’s pretty much consuming him.
In case you’re curious, he’s definitely not a product of an affair, as they’ve done genealogy DNA tests, so that wouldn’t be a reason for him to inherit a smaller share. Also, of all his siblings, he’s technically the “worst off,” as he purchased a home not too long ago and only has one income stream: himself.
“Do I tell them what I saw?” he wondered. “Do I just forget it and secretly hope that they change it before they die?”
“My head is like a brick right now. I hate this. It’s like I will lose whatever I do. What would you do? Any parents with adult kids out there that can see their side and justify it?”
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