Reply To: “My Mom Has Cancer and She’s Left Me Out of Her Will”

I could be 100% wrong, but I feel like it’s more complicated than that @Anonymousse. I do think that there could be some missing information but when one sibling feels like the other has been consistently favored something like this can really bring all of that to the surface. If I’m reading this right, it’s not about the money so much as it is about being left out and judged. I agree that your mother’s will is private and that what she does with her money is 100% her decision – no one is entitled to an inheritance.

at the same time, I think you should look into therapy to help you get to the root of these feelings and figure out why you feel the way you do about the situation – because it really seems like the money is a stand in for something else. If your mother doesn’t have much time left, wouldn’t it be better to focus on allowing yourself to use this time to simply love each other?