re: Anyone else not on speaking terms with a parent?

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Not just kids being greedy, but parents leaving things inequitably that causes friction. (Like leave big share to the ne’er-do-well because the other adult kids "don’t need it.") Sometimes it would be better to leave it all to St Jude!

I think a person has a right to do what they want with their own money. However, if you have 5 kids, and all five are decent folks, why not leave it split 5 ways? Trying to fine tune it and say the teacher needs more than the Dr. can, and will, cause hard feelings in many cases. Also, skipping your own kids and making grandkids heirs is another way to stir up shite after you are gone. It takes a strong family to weather lopsided distribution, no matter how well intentioned it is.

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caused huge issues in our family but also enabled everyone to see true character (good and bad) of family members