Recently, my daughter got divorced and moved back in with us, bringing her little one into our cramped flat.
Not long ago, my daughter separated from her husband and settled in with us. We live in a small apartment with my husband. I assumed that while shes on maternity leave, she could stay with the baby at my mums place for a while. But now thats impossiblemy mum, at 68, has gone and got married again and moved her new husband in.
When Mum first rang to say she was planning to remarry, I thought she was joking. At her age! But no, it was true. Shed been alone for yearsher first husband passed away two decades ago. I left home when I was 35, settled down with my own husband and kids in the city, and visit Mum a few times a month, especially around the holidays.
Thankfully, Mums in good health and manages the house just fine on her own. My husband and I help out with the garden or chopping firewood when needed, but she handles everything else.
And now shes decided to bring a man into the house. It feels like a betrayal! She had no right to do this to us. Her fiancé was an old flame from her youth, someone shed known for years, and they reconnected a while back. Early last month, they had a quiet civil ceremony at the registry office, followed by a small gathering at a restaurantjust close family.
We didnt go to the wedding. In my opinion, its disgracefulwhat on earth did she need that for? She couldve carried on perfectly well without it. Im dead set against the marriage and still cant come to terms with it. Mums got a decent-sized house, and now theyre living there together.
Her new husband hasnt got a penny to his namejust three grown kids and a bunch of grandchildren. Why would she do this? How could she treat us like this? Now that theyre legally married, her husband could easily lay claim to our inheritance. Were stuck in this tiny flat, just my husband and me.
With my daughter and her baby here, Im helping look after the little one. My son rents a place with his girlfriend. Id hoped my daughter could stay with Mum for a bit during her maternity leave, but thats out of the question nowMums started a whole new life.
We didnt speak for weeks. Then my auntMums sistercalled from the countryside and gave me an earful. She said we were being unfair, that Mum had every right to happiness, and that we should be happy for her. Worrying about inheritance while shes still alive isnt exactly noble. But she should try seeing it from my side.
What if, instead of inheriting Mums house, we end up with some strange old man and all his problems, not to mention his penniless relatives wholl no doubt want their share? Thats why I reckon Im in the right hereMums the one whos done wrong.
