Posted on 11/29/2025 6:06:39 AM PST by MtnClimber
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What a wonderful person your sister-in-law must be.
We have never asked or expected anything from our former DIL, except that she love and be loyal to our son.
I guess we would have never known the state of the marriage if our son had not become extremely ill.
His 85 year old dad had to go get him and take him to the ER.
His wife never even called to see how he was doing.
“So you expect to make spontaneous family calls that go over 30 minutes? You expect to be able to pop in without notice to a relative on a business trip?”
No! I expect a modicum of respect from my daughter. She is allowed to call her father and say “Hey dad, how have you been.” I haven’t received a call from her in 2 years.
“The Great Wealth Transfer is an intergenerational wealth transfer that is underway in the United States, among other nations, with the baby boomer generation leaving significant wealth to their heirs.[1][2] Baby boomers and the silent generation will bequeath a total of $84.4 trillion in assets through to 2045, with $72.6 trillion going directly to heirs.[1][3] The transfer of wealth from baby boomers will account for $53 trillion or 63% of all transfers, while the Silent Generation will hand down $15.8 trillion.[3]”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wealth_Transfer
And how much of that will be used to pay down the debt?
I’d say close to $0.
Family stuff can be tough.
I cut off my parents for a long list of reasons—and did not get money from them when they died.
I guess you could argue I showed no “respect”.
Guilty as charged.
Respect has to be earned. They did not earn my respect.
Thank you for stating that. Spoiled? Wasnt even in the dictionary at my house or that of my friends.
@matt bracken - come see us if you are stuck on land. You know where we live.
Otherwise, half a mile offshore in your escape pod, you and E are good.
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