My husband and I never wanted kids, but when I turned 40, my mom threatened to disinherit me if I didn’t give her a grandchild.
I had a daughter, and my mom mostly raised her.
After she died 15 years later,
I found her valuables gone and a note in her jewelry box that said,
“I had to choose the right person…” At the will reading
I learned my daughter will inherit everything when she turns 18 in three years.
Until then, I’m allowed just $1,000 a month for her expenses. My daughter already knew—my mom had told her.
Looking back,I realize my mom resented me for rejecting the family business.
She wanted a grandchild to mold, and I was just a means to that end. Now
I feel cheated but don’t have the relationship with my daughter to ask for her support.
How do I handle this? —Delilah PS:
I know it sounds like I had my child for money, but I only wanted to please my mother, who always saw me as a failure.
