Dad leaves everything in his will to 28-year-old son, and nothing to broke 32-year-old daughter, she demands brother for a share of the inheritance for her kids, he refuses: ‘It’s not on me to fix the mess our dad made’

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Jun 3, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

Whether or not you end up having a good relationship with your siblings is not entirely up to you, or even them. A lot of your relationship depends on your parents. The way they raise you, how they treat all of you, and how they teach you to treat each other are all major factors in the way you will later come to develop your independent feelings towards one another. 

If your parents never raised you to be kind to one another, to treat each other with respect, then how could you ever become friends with your siblings? And even if they do all that, and they make sure you enjoy each other's company, there are still plenty of ways they can set your relationship up for failure. Sometimes, even when they are not around anymore.

Inheritance is a big tool parents can use to totally mess their children's relationship with one another. All it takes is an uneven distribution, and the siblings will never talk to one another ever again. If you don't believe us, the story below might get the point across. 

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  • The half-siblings in this story were surprised to learn that their father had left his inheritance entirely to his son and left nothing to his daughter. Even though the son knew his half-sister could really use some of the inheritance, he refused to give any to her, claiming it was not his fault that this was their father's choice. 

    With just one simple document, this father destroyed his kids' relationship with one another. Was it justified? Keep scrolling to read the full story, and let us know what you think in the comments below.

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    AITA for not giving my half sister the money our dad left me even tho she's broke and has kids?

    So this is kinda long but I need to get it out. Me 28M and my half sister "Jess" 32F have always had a weird relationship. We share the same dad but diff
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    moms. Jess grew up mostly with her mom while I stayed with dad after my mom passed when I was 6. Our dad wasn't perfect but he was there for me. From what I know he wasn't
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    really around much for Jess growing up and she kinda held a grudge about that. She came around more when we were teens but even then it always felt like she was half in half out.
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    Anyway fast forward to last year. Dad passed away from a st: ke. It s、cked bad. He wasn't rich or anything but he had a paid off house and some savings. Turns out he made
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    a will 5 years ago that left everything to me. The house, the savings, even his car. Jess was not in it at all. Not even a mention. When I saw the will I was like... dan..,...
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    Jess was ped. Like she blew up at me at the funeral, yelling that I "manipulated" Dad or turned him against her. Which couldn't be farther from the truth. I
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    didn't even know about the will until after he did. I didn't talk to Dad about money or none of that,.... We just watched football and worked on his car together.
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    She has two little kids, works part time, and she's barely making it. She's been asking me to "do the right thing" and give her at least half the savings or let her move into the house with the kids
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    cause she's being evicted.,.. I feel bad for her, really I do. But the truth is I was the one there for Dad when he got sick, I took him to doctor appts, helped pay his bills when he couldn't, sat in the
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    hospital with him. Jess visited maybe 3 times in the last year and even then it was like she was doing a chore. She said I'm being greedy and punishing her kids for
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    something that wasn't their fault. Our aunt (dad's sister) also says I should "step up" and share cause "family's family." But other people like my girlfriend and a few
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    close friends say it's not on me to fix the mess our dad made by not putting her in the will.... They say I earned what he left me by being there, and that Jess is only trying now cause she needs something.
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    I tried offering to pay her rent for 2 months to help her get back on her feet.,.. She said that was "insulting" and that I need to give her at least a quarter of the
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    estate or I'm no better than Dad. That hurt honestly.... I'm not trying to be an a' ole here. I just feel like I've carried so much already..., Now I'm the bad guy cause I won't go broke to fix our dad's mistakes?
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    So yeah.,. AITA for not splitting the inheritance with my half sister even tho she has kids and I know she's struggling?
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    TLDR: Dad left me everything, nothing to my half sister. She wants a cut cause she's broke and has kids. I said no, now she says I'm being cruel. Am I wrong?
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    Raggedy Ann Nana Give her nothing. People that think they are entitled SK. Your dad did what he wanted. Cut the ties and have a good life. I'm sorry for your loss and I'm sure
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    you were alot of comfort for your Dad. Keep things the way your Dad wanted them. Don't pay any rent for her.
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    Competitive_Sleep_21 NTA but your dad was. I can understand her hurt.
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    Mean Armadillo_279 You're not the ah. But there should be a special place in h. 'l for parents who abandoned their children.
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    hecknono I would check with the lawyer that she can't sue the estate because she was left out. You might be better off giving her a small amount and have her sign
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    a document that says she agrees to the amount and will not pursue any additional monies/assets.
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