Losing her great-grandma hits her hard, but what she doesn’t expect at the will reading is an opportunity to piece her life together so beautifully and experience her cruel stepmom suffer the consequences of her behavior.
The Will Tale
Alright, folks, gather around for this fascinating tale of a will that’s bound to stir some emotions. Her great-grandma was a sanctuary from her dad and stepmom’s chaos – a loving presence in her life. It is almost poetic!
Mom’s Policemen Episode
Even when her mom called the police on her dad, her great-grandma remained kind and supportive, showing respect to her mom. (Her mother remarried and, at one point, called the police on her father (her dad was a total narcissist, but she knew how to manage him; he got heated as her mom was about to marry someone else, and he tried to fight her about it. Her mom called the police and said, ‘Get this moron off my property!’ They did!)
A Wicked Stepmom
Her dad had married someone new that no one liked. Her stepmom was as narcissistic as her dad and spiteful to her and the other grandchildren. Her great-grandma was no fool and could see precisely what she was like. She had always adored her first daughter-in-law in stark comparison.
A Sad Existence
In the last year of her great-grandma’s life, she seemed to just deflate. Her great grandfather, her husband, had been dead for almost 12 years at this point, and they knew she missed him terribly, but that last year she seemed to talk about him more and more.
A Request
She loved her great-grandma so greatly that it was saddening to watch. But it all really began when her great-grandma called her grandmother one day, asking for a ride to an undisclosed appointment. Her grandmother obliged, and her great-grandmother gave her an address – to a hospice.
Poor Physical Health
They’d noticed she had lost a lot of weight, but never her mental acuity. She was sharp as a tack mentally, but her physical form had definitely weakened as the weight seemed to drop off her, something that was attributed to loneliness by her family.
Hidden Truths
Little did they know that she had been secretly battling pancreatic cancer for six months, keeping it from everyone. It came as a shock to the family but explained the severe weight loss.
The Hospice Revelation
The shocking moment when she directed her grandmother to drive her to a hospice revealed her decision to embrace her fate. She had decided it was her time rather than fighting it. She didn’t tell ANYONE because she didn’t want anyone to try to talk her into chemo and such when she was nearly 90.
A Swift Passing
Her time in the hospice was short, and she left quickly after making her decision. It was hard to accept, but they tried to consider that she had been ready to seal her fate and see her beloved husband on the other side.
A Difficult Reunion
The funeral brought the family all together, including her stepmother, who she hadn’t seen since high school. She avoided her and spent most of the time talking to her grandparents and her aunt.
Her Mother’s Sadness
Even her own mother went to the funeral, and she could tell she was very distraught about her great-grandmother’s death. Despite no longer being part of that side of the family, she had cared for her deeply for many years.
The Burial
It was a lovely service in her tiny Methodist church, and then she was buried next to her great-grandfather in the nearby cemetery. It was perfect and exactly as she’d have wanted it to be.
Living Arrangements
Her grandmother asked everyone to stay in town while she handled the will, and then they’d separate everything out. She told her she couldn’t afford to as she wasn’t working at the time (yay, mental illness!), but she offered to let her stay at her house for the duration.
Guarding the Inheritance
Her great-grandma’s house was under tight security, ensuring her possessions were safe while the will was settled. Her grandmother, probably in a blessed moment of foresight, hired security to watch over the house and its possessions 24 hours a day.
Lineage Legacy
The will was organized by generations, with each family member receiving a unique inheritance. When her grandmother began reading the will, it raised eyebrows because it was not a common practice.
Inheritance Reading
To her grandmother, the house and whatever remained of her possessions and money after everyone else listed had received theirs. Her great-uncle had personal belongings, and her aunt had dresses and a vintage sewing machine.
The Shock Announcement
Others were left with various things, but the real shock waited for the part about her mom (grandma’s first daughter-in-law). Her great-grandma had left her $250,000, plus whatever was needed to pay off her house and student loans.
The Stepmom
To her stepmom, her great grandma had said: ‘For my son’s wife, I leave $1 with a notation that I never forgave her for the way she treated her ‘precious great-grandchildren,’ and that she will enjoy watching her burn in hell, even if it means she herself is condemned to hell herself for such vindictive thoughts!’
Getting the Giggles
I think my grandmother was fighting off a smirk the whole time she read that. It was taking all of her own self-control to remain silent! Thank god she had tissues so she could pretend she was crying into them while laughing silently.
A Defiant Step
Her stepmom was furious, claiming the will was tampered with and demanding a share. Her grandmother silenced her and continued with the reading, maintaining control of the room. Her stepmother seemed persistent about contesting the will, but she wasn’t aware that her great-grandmother’s attorney had a front-row seat to the whole process.
Life Changing Findings
Her mother’s tears of joy and the financial relief she experienced were overwhelming, thanks to her great-grandma’s generosity. And for her, her mental health finally received the attention it needed, thanks to the inheritance. As for her stepmom? They reached an agreement to keep her out of their conversations and their lives!
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