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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I completely understand your feelings as my family has been through a similar situation when I was a kid.  My grandfather re-married 14 months after my grandmother died.  It was really hard for my dad and aunt.  Of course, they wanted my grandfather to be happy but we were all still grieving my grandmother.  Both of my grandparents were in the their mid-late 50s when she died.  There was a wedding and we all went but it was not a joyous occasion for a lot of my family members.

I don't have any advice for you in terms of resolving your feelings but I do strongly encourage you to sit your mom down and talk about the financial implications of her marriage and the sale of your childhood home.  My grandfather also sold his home and moved in with his wife without thinking through how finances would be handled when he died.  He was only 60 so I guess he figured he had plenty of time.  He died 7 years later, the will was a mess, nothing was specified correctly, never spoke with my dad about his wishes and the wife ended up taking my dad/aunt into a bitter fight over his assets.  It was ridiculous and unfair and it tore my family apart for years.  Make sure she has a will in place and make sure that your mom, you and your siblings (?) do not get screwed over.  It's not an easy conversation to have but you can be sure I would be having that conversation if it were my mom. [/quote]

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