Just like the original poster’s (OP) aunt and her family who lived off of her grandparents and thought they were entitled because of it. But one day, the elderlycoupledecided to sell their business, and the aunt might just go utterly broke!
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The poster of this story mentioned that her grandparents started their business when they were young and worked hard till they were successful
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Out of their 3 kids, the poster’s mom and uncle left after growing up, unlike her aunt who stayed with them
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The aunt had lived off of everything the grandparents built, and yet, she and her kids only talk to them when they need money
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When the grandparents decided to sell their business on which the aunt and family lived rent-free, they thought it was unfair, but not about how the elderly couple was finally getting a break
They always thought of it as their own money but now they are probably going to go completely broke
In today’s story, Reddit userSpiritual_Pickle4405tells us that her grandparents started their own business when they were young, and after putting in a lot of effort, they were successful. Now, these hard workers had 3 kids. OP’s mom and uncle moved away after growing up, but her aunt stayed in thebusiness.
This aunt, her husband, and their kids had been living off of the hard-workinggrandparents, including even the house that they live in. And surprisingly, this was going on for the past 30-35 years. But sadly, this family only spoke to the elderly couple when they needed money and they always expected everything without any hard work. Some people can be just like leeches!
But nobody can slip through karma’s grasp and when it came calling on them, it came down hard! Because the grandparents decided to sell off their business and finallyretire. Now the entitled family was caught in a twist as they might go broke and lose everything.
The poster mentioned that they always thought of themselves as superior thinking that it was “their money”, when really, it was all the grandparents’ efforts. Even in this situation, they thought that the couple selling the business was unfair to them, but ignored the fact that the grandparents were finally getting a break from a lifetime of hard work.
As thetoxic familywas probably going to be penniless soon, the poster mentioned that she was happy as they deserved it for their behavior. The story gained a lot of attention after she posted it on Reddit.
As perVerywell Mind, “A sense of entitlement is a personality trait based on the belief that someone deserves special treatment or recognition for something they didn’t earn. People with this mindset believe that the world owes them without giving anything in return.”
That sounds just like the aunt and her family. Many people condemned them for their extreme sense of entitlement. They were more furious at the fact that they mooched off of the grandparents’ hard work. But the fun part was when OP mentioned that they were removed from the will and everything was going to be left to all the grandkids.
According toP. Mark Accettura, author and attorney, “When it comes to inheritance, families can sometimes find themselves behaving terribly. Even when conflict isn’t overt, nearly every family seems to have some tension percolating beneath the surface when facing inheritance issues.”
Looking at this, the Redditors were right to warn OP that the toxic family might start a conflict when they find out about the will. Some people also mentioned that the grandparents shouldn’t have encouraged them in the first place. They should’ve stopped offering them everything when they sensed that it was getting too much.
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