18-year-old gets cut off by older sister, only for her to come back into his life 10 years later for some of his inheritance: 'I told her outright that I wasn’t [...] sharing my inheritance'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Oct 21, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

The funny thing about surprise inheritance money is it has the potential to cause more drama than joy. Here, we have a younger sibling who was cut off by his older sister when he was 18 years old right after the loss of their parents. He ended up having to fend for himself and wound up working multiple jobs to put himself through college. 

Now, ten years have passed, and the younger sibling learned that he was going to receive a substantial amount of money from their maternal grandfather. This was unexpected but supremely helpful for the Redditor and his financial situation. Of course, word got around and all of a sudden, his older sister was coming back into his life looking to rekindle their relationship and patch things up. Unsurprisingly, what she was really looking for was a portion of his inheritance. At this point, the Redditor knew to put his foot down and stand his ground.

Keep scrolling below for the full saga and for the fallout between the siblings. For more stories like this, here is one about a 13-year-old's contentious relationship with her dad's new girlfriend.

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    FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THIS ENDER FOR AL PRIVATE 82510451 B WASHINGTON, D.C. 3 045 Bumetafor Ri 3 Secretary of the Berry WE 78 ONE DOLLAR ANANA
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    AITA for refusing to share my inheritance with my entitled sister after she cut me off for 10 years?
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    So, here's some backstory. My (28M) older sister (35F) cut me off completely about 10 years ago when I was 18,
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    shortly after our parents dod in a car accident. She basically abandoned me during one of the toughest times of my life
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    because I wasn't "mature" enough, and she wanted to live her life freely. No calls, no texts,
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    no support. I had to work multiple jobs to support myself and pay for college, all on my own.
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    Fast forward to a month ago, I inherited a substantial amount of money from our maternal grandfather. It was an unexpected inheritance,
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    but it's changed my life. Suddenly, my sister is back in the picture, acting like we're the closest family in the world. She
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    starts hinting at financial struggles and how tough. life has been for her.
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    I told her outright that I wasn't interested in sharing my inheritance, especially after she
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    abandoned me for a decade. She got extremely angry and accused me of being selfish and "ungrateful" because "we're family."
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    AITA for standing my ground and refusing to give her any money? My friends are saying I'm not
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    in the wrong, but a few family members think I should be more "forgiving."
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    Existe... • 16h ago. Definitely NTA. She cut you out of her life for 10 years, and now the only reason she has reconnected
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    with you is because she wants your money. If she cared about family, she would have been there for you when you needed her
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    beco... • 16h ago. • NTA She can't play the family card after being NC for over 10
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    years. Didn't grandfather leave her anything or does she feel entitled to dip into your share too?
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    Easto... Nope NTA. I wouldn't give her any of it. If she couldn't be there for you for ten years she has no business trying to come back and act like you two are besties.
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    Hugel... . 16h ago • NTA She clearly just want the money, but why didn't she inherit anything? Most
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    grandparents don't leave everything to one grandchild, was she left out or did she blow hers already?
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    Va... OP. OP here: Just wanted to add, she didn't even show up for our parents' funerals, claiming she was "too busy with work." How can she claim to be family now?
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