Reply to My grandmother's ring

Forum Index » Family Relationships

Reply to "My grandmother's ring"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, you sound very entitled.

I do not u der stand why you feel you deserve the ring more than your sister does.[/quote]

Because she wants it more, her grandmother promised it to her and it has very little monetary value anyways. Sister never wears the ring and doesn't care for it.

Why are you attacking OP? You sound like a failure in a family that always expects special treatment from the parents.[/quote]

If all that is true then the OP can just (politely!) ask her sister for the ring. If Sis says "no" then the OP needs to accept it and let it go.[/quote]

She asked for it and was ignored. Have you even read the thread? And she doesn't need to let anything go. Sure, she cannot do anything about the ring, but actions have consequences and she is well within her right to hold this against her sister and mother for as long as she pleases. I am sure I would.[/quote]

So the mom gave the sister the ring and now the sister is holding onto the ring just to tick the OP off.  Yet, the mom still EXPECTS the OP to support her in her old age?  How much sense does that even make?[/quote]

I dont find it that strange. Mother favors one daughter, but expects help from the other. It's not that uncommon. There are parents who take money from some children then give it others, then ask for help again. Etc etc. It's not all fair and square in many families. There is favoritism, alliances, black sheep etc. Read some literature if you don't believe me.[/quote]

I believe you.  But there is no indication that I've seen that the OP has given her mom any money or helped her mom out at all.  In fact, the OP is mad about a ring (of little monetary value) that her Mom didn't give to HER but instead gave to her sister.  Sorry, it just sounds kind of entitled and petty to me...[/quote]

It doesn't sound petty at all. The ring has a lot of value for OP but very little for her sister. No, she is not entitled to the ring (though her grandma offered it to her many times) but it would be nice if her mother and sister gave it to her since she cares about it that much. If they dont want to play nice and do her even a small favor, then neither should OP; it should be a two-way street.

She mentioned that this pattern of behavior is typical of her mom and that moms long term care will largely fall on OP.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics