Shame on him for not honoring his grandmother and by causing her public shame. He could have pondered these thoughts without revealing personal matters.
Your #7...........Amen!
Bingo.
Absolutely! Shame on him for bringing shame to her! I would have NEVER done that to my grandmother who gave me 39 years of love and care and laughter. What a selfish turd. He ought to give back as penance by serving at a nursing home, and for crying out loud, give her the money.
No kidding. Gran will be the laughingstock of the brunch and bingo club and guaranteed will never ask him for another dime, especially when she was so reluctant to begin with. But who knows, maybe that was the intent of the article, mortify her so she’ll rather die than ask again. I wonder if the old lady contributed in any way to his education that helped him get a decent job?
No kidding. Gran will be the laughingstock of the brunch and bingo club and guaranteed will never ask him for another dime, especially when she was so reluctant to begin with. But who knows, maybe that was the intent of the article, mortify her so she’ll rather die than ask again. I wonder if the old lady contributed in any way to his education that helped him get a decent job?
It really depends on the grandmother’s circumstances. My grandparents lived large, traveling around the world, living in a highrise with a lake view on Michigan Ave. in Chicago, then they moved south, moving repeatedly and building new homes wherever they moved. My grandfather wanted to learn how to play piano, so he bought himself a Steinway. He dabbled in astronomy, so he bought himself a $15k telescope. They always had two new cars.
When my grandfather died, we discovered that he had left less than $25k in savings to support my grandmother (he had inherited $750k less than 10 years earlier). Once he died, his pension stopped and she had nothing but social security.
My folks supported her in a simpler lifestyle for the next 12 years, but there was always some resentment over the heedless way my grandparents had spent their money.
While I believe that we have an obligation to help our parents and grandparents, not everyone lives a life that should be free of comment.