Losing a loved one is never easy, and dealing with the aftermath can be complicated. In this Reddit post, A grieving widow (OP) recounts her experience of loss, deception, and revenge when her late husband’s former employee asks for an inheritance.
Kiki Hired by Dead Husband as a Gesture of Goodwill
The former employee named Kiki, was the daughter of OP’s friend and had been hired out of goodwill to help her husband with some of his larger remodeling projects.
She Was Caught Stealing
However, things took an unexpected turn when OP’s husband had to cut the work agreement short after she was caught stealing from one of his clients and kept returning borrowed tools broken and missing significant parts.
Kiki Cost Him Almost $5K
“They were all borrowed clean, in working order, and in good condition with all relevant parts included. Every single one was returned with great delays, all broken and missing significant parts, and a ton of excuses. Over two years, Kiki managed to cost him nearly $5K in losses.”
Kiki Asked For Promised Inheritance
When OP’s husband passed away, he didn’t leave a will. Kiki knew this and asked for an inheritance that she claimed was promised to her. However, OP knew that her husband had never intended to leave her anything and thought that this was a vile attempt to take advantage of the situation.
He Didn’t Intend for Kiki to Have Anything
“Given that my hubby and I spent the eight years of his terminal illness talking about what he wanted after his death, given that he gifted things that he wanted friends to have BEFORE he died, I knew he didn’t intend for Kiki to have anything.”
Kiki Given Broken Tools
Kiki insisted that it was promised to her, but OP had another idea… To get rid of the broken tools still taking up space in her shed, OP dropped them off at Kiki’s apartment and told her that this was the inheritance she was promised. When Kiki asked, ‘what do you expect me to do with these!?’ OP, while hiding her smile, told Kiki that she could do whatever she had expected her husband to do with them after she returned them in their broken condition.
Reddit Say She’s a Thief
Commenters on the post were quick to criticize the daughter’s entitled behavior, with one person saying, “Wow, she sees you after your husband passes, who helped her frequently…and her first instinct was to ask about what money and inheritance she feels entitled to? Makes sense because she’s also a thief who feels entitled to help herself to things that don’t belong to her.”
Poor Guidance
Another commenter added, “I like this because somehow this girl has missed some lessons the world has much needed to teach her, either by ignoring them or poor guidance in her life.
Needs a Blunt Message
In cases like this, they won’t get the message unless it is painfully, blatantly blunt, and obvious. They’ve chosen to tune out the world (or at least the parts of it that don’t revolve around them).
Good for You
Good for you, and I hope this one cut deep to try to bring about a sense of responsibility and accountability to this girl.”
Reddit Share Their Stories
While some even shared their own experiences of loss and navigating the aftermath of a death. “Lost my Dad to Leukaemia also about two years ago. When he passed, I heard from cousins on his side of the family who we hadn’t seen or heard from in 40 years. One claimed he was “like a father” to her and insisted he left her something. Haven’t heard from her since she married at 18 in 1979. He left a simple will leaving everything to me and having me as a beneficiary on everything. Was satisfying telling her and everyone else… nope… nothing for ya!”
Cautionary Tale
This post serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of entitlement and entitlement mentality; Kiki had no legal or moral basis for her claim to an inheritance, yet she still felt entitled to one. This sense of entitlement is likely why she began to steal from OP’s late husbands’ clients as well as return his damaged property.
What Would You Do?
What do you think about the expectation of receiving an inheritance despite having a history of borrowing and damaging the deceased’s property? How would you have handled the situation?
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