Recently, my daughter separated from her partner and moved back into our cramped flat with her little one. Its been a strain, as we already live in a small place with my husband. I thought she could stay with my mum for a while during her maternity leave, but thats impossible nowMum, at 68, has gone and got married again and moved her new husband in.
When Mum first called to say she was planning to remarry, I thought she was jokingafter all, shes nearly 70! But it was true. Shed been on her own for years since Dad passed away two decades ago. I left home at 35, settled in the city with my husband and kids, and visited Mum a few times a month, especially around holidays.
Thankfully, Mums always been in good health and managed the housework herself. My husband and I helped with the garden or chopping firewood when needed, but otherwise, she was independent. Now shes gone and brought a man into her homeit feels like a betrayal! She shouldnt have done this to us. Her new husband is an old flame from her youth, someone she reconnected with a few years back. They had a small registry office wedding in early July, followed by a modest meal at a restaurantjust close family.
We didnt attend. In my opinion, its a disgrace! What did she need this for? She couldve carried on just fine without it. Im completely against the marriage and still cant come to terms with it. Shes got a spacious house, and now theyre living there together.
Her husband has no assetsjust three grown children and a handful of grandchildren. Why would she do this? How could she treat us like this? Now that theyre legally married, he could lay claim to our inheritance. Meanwhile, were stuck in this tiny flat with my daughter and her baby.
My son lives in a rented place with his girlfriend. Id hoped my daughter could stay with Mum for a bit, but thats out of the question nowMums started a whole new life.
We didnt speak for months. Then my aunt, Mums sister, rang from the countryside and scolded us. She said we were being unfairthat Mum has a right to happiness too. We should be glad for her. Worrying about inheritance while shes still alive is in poor taste, she said. But she doesnt understand.
What if, instead of inheriting Mums house, were left with some strangeran elderly stepfather with a pile of problems and his penniless relatives, wholl certainly want their share? Thats why I believe Im in the right here, and Mums the one whos wrong.
