Did i do the right thing?
Both me and my brother are the same age (early 20’s), we study at the same university and we live next to each other in the same dorm. There is only one difference, he’s adopted and I’m not, but we are very close. My mother was a single mother, she got me via a sperm bank after she got heartbroken a decade earlier and was unable to move on, but she still wanted kids. When I was 6, she noticed how lonely I was and she decided to adopt my brother who is the same age as me so I would no longer be lonely. We were a very loving family and our mom always treated us equally despite one being biological and the other being adopted.
Recently our mother lost the battle against breast cancer and left a will that all her liquid assets should be split equally, but she would want me to inherit her house. In terms of value, the house is the biggest chunk of the inheritance, my brother has absolutely no problem with her will. During the midst of the events, I rushed up to my sobbing brother and said “we’re splitting everything equally, including the house”. He instantly replied “I can’t accept it, it’s yours”. I squeezed him hard in a hug and replied “No, it’s ours. You are my family, brother”.
Honestly, I don’t care about inheritance money as it’s money that I would hope to never see. When tragedy strikes, we can only do the best out of the situation and my choice was to strengthen the already strong bond between me and my brother over some money that I have a lifetime to earn back.
You did the right thing | 6 | |
You should had kept it all for yourself | 0 |