tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post8486359075291841956..comments2023-11-01T23:47:40.024-07:00Comments on South County Girl: Lunch with my momSouth County Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07347142273473958671noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-13881680543944722182012-08-21T09:28:13.518-07:002012-08-21T09:28:13.518-07:00It's amazing how people go crazy when it comes...It's amazing how people go crazy when it comes to "inheriting" when someone dies. My mom was concerned that some siblings would be upset when they decided to leave almost everything in trust for my brother. In actual fact, only one sibling was upset (the oldest one) because she was not made executor of the estate. Somehow because she was the oldest, she expected this duty. Frankly, I think they chose well (the 3rd child). I told my my that and also that I did not expect any money from them but would rather like a couple things I had given her, and one item I had not. Just three items... After she passed away, my executor sister asked us all the write down which of mom/dad's items we would like. I sent my three....my oldest sister sent a list 2 pages long. One of the items I wanted was on her list..but my executor sister gave it to me. Sometimes less is more, you know? Maybe that's the conversation you need to have with your mom--that she should do what she thinks is best and if giving all her money to your sister is what she wants to do, so be it. But perhaps there's a little item you might like to remind you of her. Every time I dust that rose colored candy dish, I think of my mom and inevitably, the tears flow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com