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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to attach less importance to things, OP.

My Grandmother wanted me to inherit her jewelry. My aunt took the jewelry as "payment" for taking care of Grandma in her declining years. My Grandma had just passed and never consented to this.

My mother and I did nothing about it. It's just jewelry. In the end, my aunt has to live with herself. We still see her occasionally. She's quite a character. Eh. I don't really care. It's just stuff.

If these prints are really something you wanted to share, then you go to her house and take a number you deem fair.[/quote]

It's not about things. It's about the character of this person who is your family member.
I started to understand why the spouse spent nearly 1M in attorney fees for the divorce and their kids took it as an opportunity to cut off relations. They lived on the opposite coast, rarely visited so none of the family was clued into how sibling's character was transforming.

After many years, it's still such a shock. I think I'm really naive about people.[/quote]

PP you replied to. Ah, well, if it comes to character and you're only now discovering your relative is problematic in that quarter, I understand why you're in shock. I've always know my family has moral and ethical issues, so for me it was "eh, one more data point". My relatives fought for 25 years in court about their inheritance, and my Grandfather's will. My uncle's wife was accused by my mother and aunts of stealing family heirlooms that did not belong to her to resell them. They're that sort of people.

I hope you don't dwell on the negatives too much, OP. It's not good for your health.

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Most "family heirlooms" have zero resale value.  I have a beautiful walnut armoire from the 18th century.  I want to get rid of if and I have no buyer whatsoever.  Things have value to the family but really limited value to others.[/quote]

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