[DoughtyOne]

If I never see a red cent of my parents money or estate, it would suit me fine.

I have never understood how family members can act this way.

I would have moved heaven and earth to keep those two together. It boggles the mind the lengths people will go to for their children, and the complete refusal to do the same for their mom and dad, or mom and here significant others, or their father and his significant others.

They took her December 6th, not a guilty conscience between them. What vile inhuman people...

“Oh, they’re old and it’s their time anyway.”

Hogwash!

This was a sin IMO. I hope the good Lord visits proper retribution upon them.

[TomGuy]

If I never see a red cent of my parents money or estate, it would suit me fine.

When my Mother was still alive, I used to tell her frequently to spend her modest savings the way she wanted, to not fell any obligation about leaving any for me, my brother or my sister. She wouldn't, of course.

[DesertRhino]

Exactly. My parents always talk about not wasting money so they can hand it down. I told them that perfection would be spending their last dollar on a snickers bar, and then dying right after they eat it.
But that since this is hard to coordinate, people often die and still have some money left over.

Inheritance is life just handing the change to the heirs.