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So, there are many reasons why people may be against Mary.[/quote]

Thank you for expressing that so well.

I'm also frustrated with the postet who keeps insisting that this can't be real... if you're that sure it's not real, what the hell are you still doing here then?  :roll: [/quote]

There's certainly more than one poster who has expressed doubts about the validity of the story.

There are freeloaders like the Mary character in real life. I don't think people dispute the existence of such people. The real issue is the way the story was told to us and how it evolved through the multiple pages. Older and wiser people are perhaps better versed at reading through the lines to see a potential scenario and / or explanation for the events that may contradict the message Lara wants to tell. And, of course, if it's true, then everything we're told is strictly from the perspective one one person and that person has the advantage of wanting to be the "good" person in the story as she is the primary beneficiary of the estate.

Nonetheless, if we are to take the story at face value, we have a situation where a mother let her daughter become codependent, live in the family home almost the entirety of her life, provide her with a generous monthly allowance despite having a job and working (even if beneath her hypothetical potential) and did nothing to dissuade the belief in the expected inheritance of the family property beyond vague statements about not counting her chicks before they hatch. It's clearly a dysfunctional family set up, even without a semi-estranged son involved, and made complicated by the peculiarity of the will, the weird origins of the family house and the other grandmother's involvement. It all adds up to a peculiar picture with elements that are still vague or unanswered or ignored despite questions from other posters. So it's understandable why some people have questioned the validity of the story - as told to us.

Last, but not least, regardless of the validity of the story or the truth behind Mary, expressing such sentiments towards Mary that invokes images of high-fiving, "kick that girl out" and the utter lack of sympathy is perhaps a bit callous, no? It implies a black/white acceptance of the situation based on Mary = bad and Larla = good when the reality, as it is in 99% of the cases, is much more complicated, even if Mary herself may not be a particularly likeable person. Which is why it's always better to take the higher moral road.

I will refrain from commenting any more on this thread. It's obviously not going to go anywhere.

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