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Sis Tries To Claim A Share In Couple’s New Home, Says Brother’s Wife Doesn’t Deserve To Own Anything
Money and family go together like oil and water – just shake things up and watch the drama bubble. One minute you’re celebrating a big win, and the next, Cousin Karen is giving you the side-eye for not including her in your will.
Nothing brings out the claws like a nice, fresh piece of property. It’s just wild how quickly people go from “congrats” to “where’s my cut?” Just like one Redditor’s sister-in-law who decided to ruin her joy of owning a home by saying she doesn’t deserve to own half, so her brother should hand it over to her instead. Well, okay then.
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One woman’s sister-in-law tries to claim a piece of the home she just bought with her husband, saying she doesn’t deserve to own half
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The woman and her husband buy their first home and organize a tour for their family
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The sister-in-law seems surprised when the woman tells her it’s hers and her husband’s shared home, which they purchased together
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The woman’s sister-in-law says she doesn’t deserve to own half of the home, demanding her brother give it to her instead
The OP (original poster) had just snagged the dream home with her husband, so she organized a little house tour for the family. Everything was going fine, until the OP showed the basement kitchenette to her sister-in-law and casually said, “it’s great that our house has this space now, if you want to visit us.”
Sis looked like she just bit into a lemon and zeroed in on the word “our,” asking if it really was “their” house or just her brother’s. The OP, probably chuckling nervously – like we all do when someone says something bonkers – replied that yes, they had bought it together. That’s when the sister-in-law hit her with: “Do you think you deserve to own half of this house?” Seriously, lady?
I would’ve pretended to hear the oven timer and sprinted out. And the OP basically did – she left the passive-aggressive dungeon and went straight to her husband. His reaction? Immediate rage mode. According to the OP, he never yells, but this time, the whole street got a free front-row ticket to the family feud.
Turns out the sister-in-law wanted to be co-owner with her brother – of the house he had bought with his wife. She had even texted her brother during the house-buying process to make this happen. He wisely ignored it, which clearly didn’t sit well with her. Because, apparently, before the OP came into the picture, the husband had his sister listed as the beneficiary on his life insurance.
But he’s married now, and switched it to his wife, as most people do. Sis? She called him an idiot. And now the in-laws are doing damage control, suggesting OP “talk it out” with the sister-in-law. Ah yes, because nothing screams productive conversation like, “Hey, remember when you tried to take my house?” If that’s not entitlement, I don’t know what is.
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Entitlement is the belief that you’re owed something just because you exist. It doesn’t matter whether it’s money, a house, a job, or someone’s time, entitled people think they deserve access without earning it. It’s the mental equivalent of cutting in line and acting offended when someone calls you out.
People with entitlement issues often expect special treatment, resist feedback, and feel wronged when reality doesn’t bend to their expectations. This mindset can form from being overindulged, never held accountable, or growing up believing the world owes you. The problem? If you think everything should be handed to you, you never learn how to work for anything.
And when the favors stop coming? Well, let’s just say anger shows up, and it’s usually directed towards innocent people. Because sis wasn’t mad about the house, but more so, she was mad about change. The house was just the target in a long list of things that weren’t going her way anymore.
That’s displaced anger for you: directing your frustration at one thing (like your brother’s marriage) while pretending it’s about another (like real estate). People do this all the time. It’s like yelling at the barista because you didn’t get the promotion. Wrong target – right rage.
What do you think of this story? Is the sister-in-law right to ask her brother for a share in his house? Drop your thoughts and comments below!
Netizens side with the woman, saying her sister-in-law is acting entitled
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Sounds like little sis was literally just waiting with bated breath for her big brother to die and leave the life insurance money to her. Now OP has put a wrench in sister's plans by being, you know, her brother's spouse and thus now the automatic beneficiary of his assets if he were to die XD (unless husband changed his will, which it sounds like is a big NOPE)
arthbach 6 months ago
LakotaWolf, where I live, a marriage automatically revokes any previous wills. If a new will is not made, and the person dies they die intestate. There is the understanding in law that marriage changes everything when it comes to inheritance.
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KatSaidWhat 6 months ago
Time for the sister to stop using single mom status and depending on family. My sister did this to my mother and then they guilted my brother into financing until she pulled a stunt like this and now mom is dead and she has no income unless her MLM is working out. She cut her own help by being a lazy person who thought that family should always carry her. Op's SIL about to learn some adulting lessons. She's d**n lucky her kid's college fund is a thing although I hope she has no access to it.
Sue Ellen 5 months ago
There's an update on Reddit. Basically the SIL was told her whole life that her brother would always be there for her. She's horrible at managing money and didn't know that when her brother got married, the OP was going to be his sole beneficiary.
Orysha 5 months ago
Better she didn't know, she might have tried to murd.er her.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 months ago
Sounds like little sis was literally just waiting with bated breath for her big brother to die and leave the life insurance money to her. Now OP has put a wrench in sister's plans by being, you know, her brother's spouse and thus now the automatic beneficiary of his assets if he were to die XD (unless husband changed his will, which it sounds like is a big NOPE)
arthbach 6 months ago
LakotaWolf, where I live, a marriage automatically revokes any previous wills. If a new will is not made, and the person dies they die intestate. There is the understanding in law that marriage changes everything when it comes to inheritance.
Load More Replies... KatSaidWhat 6 months ago
Time for the sister to stop using single mom status and depending on family. My sister did this to my mother and then they guilted my brother into financing until she pulled a stunt like this and now mom is dead and she has no income unless her MLM is working out. She cut her own help by being a lazy person who thought that family should always carry her. Op's SIL about to learn some adulting lessons. She's d**n lucky her kid's college fund is a thing although I hope she has no access to it.
Sue Ellen 5 months ago
There's an update on Reddit. Basically the SIL was told her whole life that her brother would always be there for her. She's horrible at managing money and didn't know that when her brother got married, the OP was going to be his sole beneficiary.
Orysha 5 months ago
Better she didn't know, she might have tried to murd.er her.
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