Dear Abby advises a woman after her son stops talking to her because he believes he should have received more money after her mother died.
My mother passed away six years ago. She was a manipulative woman who had alienated all family members except my adult son. She promised him a sizable amount of money when she passed, but didn’t follow through. As the fiduciary of my parents’ estate, I followed their trust directives as written, with no exceptions.
My son received a nice check, but not as large as he had expected. He was upset and blamed me for “taking” his money. Then he declared that we would never see our grandsons again unless he received what his grandmother had promised. He refused to understand the concept of a trustee’s fiduciary duty and has ghosted us, even though I have tried reaching out to him several times.
Thanks to the generosity of our former daughter-in-law, we do have access to our grandsons. I have finally come to terms with my son’s decision to remove himself from the family, which includes his brother and sister.
