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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 605456" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I never felt it was my parents duty to leave me something but I didnt like the fact that my mom wouldnt get life insurance on her so that I wouldnt be left with the bill when she died. As it happened, I had to pay to cremate her. She knew she could have done a pre-paid funeral or cremation because that is what her mother did. Now my mom did get money when my grandmother died so I really didnt understand her attitude towards me. By the time I was grown and out on my own I wasnt asking her for anything. </p><p></p><p>Now when my father died I have to say I was surprised at the way things happened. He did leave me some money but I would have thought he would have had an insurance policy on himself so that he would have left something more for me and my kids. In fact, years ago he asked me for some personal information that left me thinking he did have an insurance policy. As far as I can tell he didnt. Everything went to his second wife except the CD he had for me and a few things we wanted. I wanted his pick up truck badly and my father had told us we could have it. husband wanted my dad's tool collection and he got it. Middle son got everything that my dad ever had that was Marines based. The other two boys got nothing. Now supposedly my step-mother was "looking" for a signet ring that my father used to wear that I really wanted. We were going to give that to difficult child as his remembrance of his grandfather. Oldest couldnt think of a thing he wanted. I still need to get up with her about some videos that my dad took of my boys growing up. I know she doesnt want them because she gave every single picture she had of me and my family to my middle son within weeks of my dad dying. I also think there may be some old slides from when I was a little girl in their attic. I doubt I ever get those things. </p><p></p><p>Oddly I know I wont be able to leave anything financial to my kids. I am planning on getting enough insurance on both me and husband so they wont have to worry when we die. If I could get a larger amount of insurance I would probably get it but I dont think I am insurable. I do have certain things set aside though. Like in my will it leaves my car to husband because its only in my name. I am leaving my mobile home equally to oldest and youngest because I know they would take care of each other. There are some items from my mom that I want each of them to have one day. I have some items that have been passed down my mother's line that are extremely old. I have some iced tea spoons that are well over a hundred years old. I would never give these things to the kids now because they wouldnt keep up with them. Maybe when they are middle aged this will mean much more to them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 605456, member: 1514"] I never felt it was my parents duty to leave me something but I didnt like the fact that my mom wouldnt get life insurance on her so that I wouldnt be left with the bill when she died. As it happened, I had to pay to cremate her. She knew she could have done a pre-paid funeral or cremation because that is what her mother did. Now my mom did get money when my grandmother died so I really didnt understand her attitude towards me. By the time I was grown and out on my own I wasnt asking her for anything. Now when my father died I have to say I was surprised at the way things happened. He did leave me some money but I would have thought he would have had an insurance policy on himself so that he would have left something more for me and my kids. In fact, years ago he asked me for some personal information that left me thinking he did have an insurance policy. As far as I can tell he didnt. Everything went to his second wife except the CD he had for me and a few things we wanted. I wanted his pick up truck badly and my father had told us we could have it. husband wanted my dad's tool collection and he got it. Middle son got everything that my dad ever had that was Marines based. The other two boys got nothing. Now supposedly my step-mother was "looking" for a signet ring that my father used to wear that I really wanted. We were going to give that to difficult child as his remembrance of his grandfather. Oldest couldnt think of a thing he wanted. I still need to get up with her about some videos that my dad took of my boys growing up. I know she doesnt want them because she gave every single picture she had of me and my family to my middle son within weeks of my dad dying. I also think there may be some old slides from when I was a little girl in their attic. I doubt I ever get those things. Oddly I know I wont be able to leave anything financial to my kids. I am planning on getting enough insurance on both me and husband so they wont have to worry when we die. If I could get a larger amount of insurance I would probably get it but I dont think I am insurable. I do have certain things set aside though. Like in my will it leaves my car to husband because its only in my name. I am leaving my mobile home equally to oldest and youngest because I know they would take care of each other. There are some items from my mom that I want each of them to have one day. I have some items that have been passed down my mother's line that are extremely old. I have some iced tea spoons that are well over a hundred years old. I would never give these things to the kids now because they wouldnt keep up with them. Maybe when they are middle aged this will mean much more to them. [/QUOTE]
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