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[quote=Anonymous]We have agreed we should wait and split things up fairly after an estate agent prices the many antiques, silver, gold and diamond jewelry, yet every time I go home there are more things missing. Sis always has a reason "Mom gave me that for my birthday," or "my son is the oldest grandson so he got the gold watch," or "I was closer to grandma so I got her diamonds."

Mom explains this by laughing about us fighting over her stuff, but I don't take stuff and have even refused offers as my sister uses anything mom gives me as an excuse to take much more to "balance things out."

I refuse to fight over stuff and I think this hurts mom's feelings. It's like she wants us to go to war over her possessions like she and her sister did and is insulted that I don't want her things enough to get down in the dirt. Maybe I'm self righteous but I just won't. Nevertheless, I think this will destroy any future I have with my sister. She's thrown fits over such minor items as a picture frame and a tricycle my mom gave our family.

Nothing I say seems to help and mom's pastor has suggested calling in a counselor, but this isn't two sided. Sister takes. I don't. I'm the primary caregiver but I've been removed as executor of the will because sis threw a fit, so a lawyer will get a big percentage.
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