Some people say that you don't really know your family until it's time to split the inheritance. Well, in the case of this family, they got to know the aunt's true colors way before that. Her niece shared on r/AITAH the story that led her to cut the aunt out of her life. Her parents had built a house in the '90s along with her grandparents, a house that she would inherit when it was time. In the 2010' her grandfather was diagnosed with a condition that affected his memory, and the family made sure to take care of him. What they didn't know is that, while he was vulnerable, one of his daughters, Aunt D, took him to a lawyer to change his will and make herself the sole beneficiary. They found out about it years later by chance, and they had to sell the house so she wouldn't take it for herself, because the grandmother didn't want to "hurt her feelings." This led to the niece cutting her out of her life completely and not inviting her to her upcoming wedding.
They say that family comes first, but what happens when that family becomes selfish and doesn't care about your well-being? Cutting them off is most likely the right and best thing to do. This aunt ripped off her own father and tried to steal her niece's inheritance, and her mother still forgave her and didn't want to hurt her feelings. What she doesn't understand is that her feelings stopped being important the minute she went after her father's will. A mother is a mother, and they can find the power within them to forgive almost anything, but that doesn't mean the rest of the family should do the same.
The niece lost the house she was planning to raise her kids in, and she is totally justified in cutting contact with the person whose fault that is. Not inviting her to her wedding is the bare minimum type of revenge.
The parents as a young couple.
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The grandparents.
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Aunt D after not getting what she wanted.
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