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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom used to tell us when we were kids not to expect an inheritance because she was going to spend "every damn cent!"
It's not like we asked...but we were told that frequently even as little kids.
Like your family, my parents inherited a lot of money after all of us kids were grown with families of our own.  My parents retired and spent, spent, spent.   Multiple luxury vacations every single year, brand new luxury cars, expensive remodels on their house, etc.   
Not one single penny to their kids.
Meanwhile I saw my aunts and uncles spending their inheritance taking THEIR kids (my cousins) on nice family vacations, helping them with down payments on houses, etc.

It does hurt, but there's nothing we can do except try to be different towards our own kids.[/quote]

Did both inherit or one? Are the aunts/uncles on maternal/paternal side?

Somewhat same with my ILs. In the early to middle years of knowing them, I thought they were quite generous and was very appreciative as my parents barely had 2 nickels to rub together. Then I started to realize that all the money they gave us was really what DH's paternal grandparents had left to his parents with the express instruction to give it to their grandkids on reaching certain milestones (e.g., marriage, first house, etc). That's now all in the rearview mirror.

They have spent a lot on vacation and a winter rental house as they are snow birds. When DH and I were younger, MiL used to say, "I am going to spend it all because I can't take it with me." I thought it was a joke, but DH recently told me about their bank balances, so I realize it's not. [/quote]

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