My Parents are considering leaving our inheritance to charity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are considering leaving our inheritance to Charity because my brother is a *(CK Up. And my parents always believe everything should be equal between us. Why should I have to suffer because of his actions. Would you be upset?

It's their money and they do whatever they wish. It isn't your money, dear greedy daughter.

I just posted and I think it's insulting to OP that her parents don't think enough of her and their grandchildren to not leave them anything in a will. Unless of course there have been significant gifts compared to the value of the estate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, the idea that my parents' money is "my inheritance" is so alien to me that I can't even respond to your post.

Do you also consider your money to belong to your kids? How do you justify spending anything on yourself?

I agree. I think it's the idea that the parents would go out of their way to say - "I don't want YOU to get anything." That part is kind of hurtful.

Giving everything to charity is certainly a reasonable choice but one would think that something like that wouldn't happen out of the blue. I would expect the parent to have deep ties to the charity, maybe even consider the charity to be their own life's work. If that makes sense.

I wouldn't expect a parent to say - "I'm mad at your brother, therefore I'm leaving everything to the Save the Poison Oak Society". That would seem less about charity and more about making a point.

But it is their money so their choice obviously.

[Anonymous]

I don't think is is becasue of your brother that they don't want to leave anything to you, OP. Do you have a great relations with your parents? Do you help them around and see them often? Are you best friends with your mom? For people to give something, they need to have that desire to give money to you.