Inheritance debacle. WWYD?

[Anonymous]

It was a fun story while it lasted and I almost believed it. Larla came very close to convincing me. But the last page has jumped the shark with the claim of Mary's request for a $1200 monthly allowance that Thelma presumably gave her. What young woman in her 20s who's still doing her studies can even provide that? And this is on top of all the other oddities and inconsistencies. Whoever Larla is, she must have had a lot of fun spinning out this tale across multiple months on here. Kudos to you. But it's time for it to come to an end.

Larla, wait a few months and come back with a different inheritance / family situation story. I'll have my popcorn ready You're talented

[Anonymous]

I didn't jump the shark.. my cousin did when she requested this money. She claims that she has no savings and the 100k won't sustain her long term. I think my gran might have told her that I eventually plan to rent the house, so she is probably pulling that figure from wanting to get some of the rental proceeds. Her mom gave her that much per month, but she knows if I rent the house, I could feasibly give her $1200 every month out of what a renter is paying.

[Anonymous]

If I remember correctly, wasn't Mary working as a waitress? And you now tell us she was getting an allowance of $1200 on top of whatever she made at her job? And free rent?

Why did you not mention Mary getting the $1200 allowance from her mother back in the beginning of the thread? In the first, oh, you know, 20 pages when we were arguing over Mary's entitlement?

Honey, you're making this up as you're going along. Everything we've been told about the family dynamics, the peculiarities of the house itself, Thelma's background, the will, is remarkably complicated and when so many variables are that complicated the coincidence of it all being true is rarely plausible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I remember correctly, wasn't Mary working as a waitress? And you now tell us she was getting an allowance of $1200 on top of whatever she made at her job? And free rent?

Why did you not mention Mary getting the $1200 allowance from her mother back in the beginning of the thread? In the first, oh, you know, 20 pages when we were arguing over Mary's entitlement?

Honey, you're making this up as you're going along. Everything we've been told about the family dynamics, the peculiarities of the house itself, Thelma's background, the will, is remarkably complicated and when so many variables are that complicated the coincidence of it all being true is rarely plausible.

"No, Thelma was not incapacitated at her death. She drew up the will 5 yrs ago and did not have any medical conditions limiting her capacity. She died at 82 and was able to drive and maintain an active lifestyle (physically and socially) until her death. Thelma has always supported both of her children monetarily when they needed it and she always seems happy to be float Mary for as long as she did. She made sure that Mary got an allowance monthly for living expenses like car, clothing, and social expenses. Mary won't get the allowance anymore but now Thelma has left money to her."

-pg 2 halfway down the page. Keep up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I remember correctly, wasn't Mary working as a waitress? And you now tell us she was getting an allowance of $1200 on top of whatever she made at her job? And free rent?

Why did you not mention Mary getting the $1200 allowance from her mother back in the beginning of the thread? In the first, oh, you know, 20 pages when we were arguing over Mary's entitlement?

Honey, you're making this up as you're going along. Everything we've been told about the family dynamics, the peculiarities of the house itself, Thelma's background, the will, is remarkably complicated and when so many variables are that complicated the coincidence of it all being true is rarely plausible.

What the fuck are you talking about???

Uhhh, she DID mention it multiple times.
Try & keep up, ok sweetie??
Mary is NOT getting the $1200 allowance now, she WANTS $1200 a month stpend for leaving the house... fucking reading comprehension, it's not that difficult.

Get off your sanctimonious high horse, as you AND your comment are judgmental, ridiculous & "rarely plausible".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I remember correctly, wasn't Mary working as a waitress? And you now tell us she was getting an allowance of $1200 on top of whatever she made at her job? And free rent?

Why did you not mention Mary getting the $1200 allowance from her mother back in the beginning of the thread? In the first, oh, you know, 20 pages when we were arguing over Mary's entitlement?

Honey, you're making this up as you're going along. Everything we've been told about the family dynamics, the peculiarities of the house itself, Thelma's background, the will, is remarkably complicated and when so many variables are that complicated the coincidence of it all being true is rarely plausible.

"No, Thelma was not incapacitated at her death. She drew up the will 5 yrs ago and did not have any medical conditions limiting her capacity. She died at 82 and was able to drive and maintain an active lifestyle (physically and socially) until her death. Thelma has always supported both of her children monetarily when they needed it and she always seems happy to be float Mary for as long as she did. She made sure that Mary got an allowance monthly for living expenses like car, clothing, and social expenses. Mary won't get the allowance anymore but now Thelma has left money to her."

-pg 2 halfway down the page. Keep up.

THANK YOU, PP!
And now, Mary is requesting $1200 a month if she has to leave the house, just like mommy provided her.
People like the poster you quoted are THE worst kind of people with their self righteous, presumptuous bullshit and they make EVERYONE around them absolutely miserable.

[Anonymous]

I don't know if this is a real story or not and I'm somewhat inclined to think that if it's true, many of the details have been embellished or changed and that has caused people to be skeptical.

Regardless of circumstances, there's a surprising amount of bitter anger, particularly from Larla's "supporters." I find that more intriguing than anything told to us by Larla.

[Anonymous]

Larla-
If Mary's mom had wanted her to receive a $1200 monthly stipend, she would have put the proceedes from the house in a trust that paid her that. I hope your attorney is giving you better advice than your grandma.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if this is a real story or not and I'm somewhat inclined to think that if it's true, many of the details have been embellished or changed and that has caused people to be skeptical.

Regardless of circumstances, there's a surprising amount of bitter anger, particularly from Larla's "supporters." I find that more intriguing than anything told to us by Larla.

It's frustration (not bitter & angry, nice try though) from "Mary & Roy supporters" who keep claiming that this house should be there's (even though it never was left to them in the will & Roy want's NOTHING to do with this house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, so today things changed. Part of me is thinking that I should just give up and let her have it. She said that she will leave, but she wants to request that I give her a monthly stipend like my godmother used to give her. $1200/month for her personal expenses. I want to tell her no, but my gran is thinking that if this gets rid of her, I should agree.

For the first time in this thread, I'm thinking this is not real. There is no way an adult would request you give away such a large amount of money. I find it hard to believe that a real story would unfold this way.

You would be amazed at how entitled and insane people are.

True story:

My twin brother dated this young lady for about two years. During their relationship, she never worked, and had about 80k in credit card debt (because she didn't work, she had to live off of credit cards). My brother took care of her, paid all her bills, rent, etc... Well, my brother got tired of that crap and wanted to end it... and I shit you not - she wanted him to sign a contract that if they broke up - he would still give her 4500 a month for her bills!!!

People - the struggle is real. There are absolutely people in this world that are entitled and delusional. This is not a case of mental illness... this is a matter of inherent selfishness, entitlement, and manipulation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sell the house and split the proceeds with Mary and her brother. You take half and they can split the other half.

A young woman your age does not want to be saddled with a house and all that entails: maintenance, taxes, more maintenance- because stuff is always going wrong with houses. If you sell the house, you can use the money for your education and a nice apartment or condo.

It is so odd that Thelma left her family home to a great niece rather than her own children. Maybe she had some mental health difficulties herself. This is your chance to right that wrong so that the whole extended family can move forward. If you give Thelma's children part of the money now, you can know as you grow older that you did the right thing and can feel good about your actions.

Again with the taking care of Mary & Roy?

No just NO.

Mary & Roy were both included in the inheretence & Roy has not asked for a single dime... in fact, he backs LARLA not to give anything to Mary!

These were Thelma's dying wishes & Mary is NOT entitled to any more than Thelma left to her.

What is with you people that keep lumping Mary & Roy together & acting like they need eternal care?

NEWSFLASH: THEY ARE ADULTS!

Why does mental illness have to be involved if a mother doesn't want to enable her spoiled, lazy & entitled daughter anymore??

Mary is NOT a depressed invalid, she's an over entitled, over educated waitress... sheesh!

It is not caretaking to give them what rightfully belongs to their family. The circumstances of Thelma's "will" are such that there are questions as to whether it truly reflects her "dying wishes" - especially since she was not dying at the time she supposedly wrote the will and, according to Larla, was in perfect health on the day she died.

Mary and Roy should inherit the property that both their parents worked hard to earn and take care of over many years.

You are such an idiot. This has already been discussed before. Just shut up or at least read the whole thread so that you don't bring up shit that has already been resolved.

This woman was of very sound body and mind when she wrote the will. She was tired of her lazy, entitled, ridiculous daughter - and she refused to give her another thing.

My god.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I remember correctly, wasn't Mary working as a waitress? And you now tell us she was getting an allowance of $1200 on top of whatever she made at her job? And free rent?

Why did you not mention Mary getting the $1200 allowance from her mother back in the beginning of the thread? In the first, oh, you know, 20 pages when we were arguing over Mary's entitlement?

Honey, you're making this up as you're going along. Everything we've been told about the family dynamics, the peculiarities of the house itself, Thelma's background, the will, is remarkably complicated and when so many variables are that complicated the coincidence of it all being true is rarely plausible.

She did mention the stipend earlier in the thread. READ!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if this is a real story or not and I'm somewhat inclined to think that if it's true, many of the details have been embellished or changed and that has caused people to be skeptical.

Regardless of circumstances, there's a surprising amount of bitter anger, particularly from Larla's "supporters." I find that more intriguing than anything told to us by Larla.

I think that the resentment comes from the fact that there are many people in the world who work very hard to provide for themselves and their families. There are a lot of people who overcome problems in their lives, issues, mental illnesses in order to be productive members of society.

Then, you have a middle aged woman, who was given everything from stipends, two college degrees fully paid for (I have 80k in student loans and that is on the low side compared to some of my other friends), a roof over her head rent free...

And then you have idiots who are saying - well, we have to have compassion for Mary - god forbid she must adult for the first time in her life...

Of course you are going to get reactions to that...

[Anonymous]

Where did Thelma get $1200 to give her daughter? That is a chunk of change when you are retired and living on a budget. I'm starting to forget details, but if she had $200k (what she left Mary and her brother), and it was invested and returning about 8%, that would be ~$16k/year pre-tax, right? Plus social security payments. Weren't they self employed? So no pension. House was owned outright, but you still have taxes, insurance and utilities on the house. That's living on a budget. How could she afford to give Mary $1200? I also agree this has been a most entertaining and riveting thread. Despite the inconsistencies and incongruencies, I definitely bit, so OP, thank you for weaving such an interesting tale. Now I wait for the flamer who yells at anyone who dares question this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where did Thelma get $1200 to give her daughter? That is a chunk of change when you are retired and living on a budget. I'm starting to forget details, but if she had $200k (what she left Mary and her brother), and it was invested and returning about 8%, that would be ~$16k/year pre-tax, right? Plus social security payments. Weren't they self employed? So no pension. House was owned outright, but you still have taxes, insurance and utilities on the house. That's living on a budget. How could she afford to give Mary $1200? I also agree this has been a most entertaining and riveting thread. Despite the inconsistencies and incongruencies, I definitely bit, so OP, thank you for weaving such an interesting tale. Now I wait for the flamer who yells at anyone who dares question this thread.

I don't think that the OP said how much the stipend was. $1200 is what Mary is asking for now. I don't think anyone considers it reasonable except for Mary and (apparently) OP's grandmother, who is now facing the prospect of being New Thelma for Mary.

I still believe the thread. I think that there isn't much that the OP can do to make skeptics believe her, short of producing her godmother's name, social security number, and financial statements. I do think that the person insisting that there's no way that Thelma would have left her house to someone other than her children unless she was coerced has different family dynamics than this family.