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Gold Digger Stepmom Finds A New Man 6 Months After Late Husband’s Death, Gets Taught A Lesson
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Gold Digger Stepmom Finds A New Man 6 Months After Late Husband’s Death, Gets Taught A Lesson

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In ancient times, a popular plot was known when an evil stepmother charmed, for example, an old king, and then, having gained complete power in the kingdom, began to oppress his offspring. Usually, a princess played this role, but here the stepmom happened to face, let’s call it, the “crown prince.”

This story is, well, quite long, but at the same time very instructive and exciting. Personally, I sooner or later expected the author to finally lose his temper and lash out at his evil stepmom – but I am really glad that reality turned out to be more indicative. I hope you like it too.

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    His father was nearly devastated, but then started dating the nurse who was with his wife in the hospital

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    This lady was much younger than the author’s dad, but she was so sweet that she charmed him completely

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    So just a few months after his first wife’s funeral, the man remarried

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    However, this didn’t last long – and the man passed away just a few years after the wedding

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    The stepmom quickly found a new boyfriend and decided to live in the ex’s house despite it being inherited by the author

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    So when they went on honeymoon, the author simply changed the locks and rented the house out to a decent family for a year

    This story, told to us by the user u/YoungSourSwede, happened, as can be concluded from the username of the original author (OP), in Sweden. Our hero is now 22 years old, and a few years ago his mother died of ovarian cancer at the age of 55.

    Month after month – and Grace charmed the author’s dad so much that they started dating, and then he even proposed. For our hero and some other relatives, it was quite obvious that Grace, despite her overly sweet behavior, was a typical gold digger, but this didn’t deter the gentleman in love. He and Grace got married and began to live in his 5-room house in a respectable area.

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    However, this happiness didn’t last long. A few years later, the author’s father passed away after his late wife, and Grace, even inconsolably mourning him, not only put her hands on his fortune but also made some obscene remarks towards the OP. At the same time, according to the will, about 80% of the father’s fortune went to Grace, but it was the author who inherited the house.

    However, our hero was finishing his studies at university at that time, so he wasn’t going to move into this house yet. So Grace stayed there and made it clear that she considered it her property. Moreover, on his next visit, the OP found her new boyfriend there, a guy slightly older than himself. And his stepmom also said that she gave him his cousin’s PS4 without asking….

    For the author, this was the last straw. After waiting for Grace and her boyfriend to leave for their honeymoon, he changed all the locks in the house, took out all her things, and rented it out to a decent family with two kids for a whole year, for good money. Now imagine Grace’s impotent rage upon returning… Oh yeah, and our hero also bought another PS4 to make his revenge complete.

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    Well, “gold digging” in relationships, alas, is not such a rare occurrence – and, interestingly, it is inherent in representatives of any gender. So, according to this study published in the Journal of Mind and Health Sciences, manipulative behavior is common in both men and women. By the way, no one guarantees that the stepmom’s new boyfriend is not a gold digger in relation to her.

    Society often tends to seriously condemn “gold digging,” especially when people are blatantly brazen and don’t even hide it. “Herein lies the paradox: the more outspoken the gold digger, the less reprehensible she is from a moral point of view. However, the more outspoken the gold digger, the more she is punished by the courts and society,” Ruth S. Johnson, J.D., a Seattle-based attorney, says in this article on Psychology Today.

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    Yes, many of Grace’s planned actions worked out quite well for her, and she could’ve gotten her late husband’s house – but fortunately, in this situation, the original poster had some really enviable composure and endurance, characteristic of usually emotionally mature people. So praise for him from many folks in the comments is quite justified.

    “How you never stood up to Grace and did not lose her, I do not understand,” someone wrote in the comments. “Although the methodical game definitely worked in your favor, well done.” As for Grace, she, of course, received nothing but public condemnation. “She is a disgrace,” someone added, both wittily and sensibly. By the way, do you, our dear readers, also agree with this assessment of the described situation?

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    People in the comments unanimously condemned this lady’s behavior and gave the author a shoutout for this really pro revenge

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    BenTevye
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll give it a B+, though it's rather long and the characters lack depth. For your next fiction writing assignment, try for more realism and develop some characters that deserve empathy.

    Jean Novotny
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    4 months ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    The post is from reddit. Since it appears you're trying to give op themself pointers they won't see it here.

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    Don Adams
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strange how everyone dies not long after being involved with Grace.

    Laura Spring
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfect. Absolutely perfect. I would have liked to have seen her face when she realized YOUR rug just got pulled from under her feet.

    Lynchamigsakta
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm Scandinavian and we don't tell our dadies what to do? 🤣😂 what a fantastically bad little essay

    Daniel
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...and everybody clapped 👏🏻 🙄

    meeeeeeeeeeee
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm suspicious OP's gf is after him for the money.

    Doofnuts
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It took me eight years after my wife died to remarry. Six months? Nope!

    Jan Kovář
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel offended (not really) that he picked the villain from Czech Republic. Statistics say there are 24 women with name Grace registered in Czech Republic with average age of 14 years. There were 16 of them 10 years ago. It also shows that most of them were not born in Czech Republic. Can we agree that she came from Czech Republic, but was not originally from Czech Republic for my better sleep? ;-)

    Featherking
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    2 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok; as a Swede, I laughed my HEAD off at this one - education in Scandinavia is free, we do not have anything even resembling either "scholarship" or "college" and that's not how families or inheritance work. The whole "the son doesn't tell the father what to do" bit was so completely off the wall that I just gaped - no, actually, we TALK here, we use a concept known as "verbal communication" and as a rule we ESPECIALLY do it between family members. Then came the "I'm a MAN" bit, and that would not be said by any Scandinavian man unless he wanted to be perceived as a pathetic man baby with low self esteem. All in all, my guess would be that this is written - poorly - by a teenager somewhere who has never even read an internet post about the real Scandinavia; possibly never even seen a PHOTO of a BOOK about Scandinavia. My guesstimate is perhaps a fourteen or fifteen year old with poor grasp of reality? I can't even give an A for effort; but it's always nice to see kids being creative.

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    BenTevye
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll give it a B+, though it's rather long and the characters lack depth. For your next fiction writing assignment, try for more realism and develop some characters that deserve empathy.

    Jean Novotny
    Community Member
    4 months ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    The post is from reddit. Since it appears you're trying to give op themself pointers they won't see it here.

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    Don Adams
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strange how everyone dies not long after being involved with Grace.

    Laura Spring
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfect. Absolutely perfect. I would have liked to have seen her face when she realized YOUR rug just got pulled from under her feet.

    Lynchamigsakta
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm Scandinavian and we don't tell our dadies what to do? 🤣😂 what a fantastically bad little essay

    Daniel
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...and everybody clapped 👏🏻 🙄

    meeeeeeeeeeee
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm suspicious OP's gf is after him for the money.

    Doofnuts
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It took me eight years after my wife died to remarry. Six months? Nope!

    Jan Kovář
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel offended (not really) that he picked the villain from Czech Republic. Statistics say there are 24 women with name Grace registered in Czech Republic with average age of 14 years. There were 16 of them 10 years ago. It also shows that most of them were not born in Czech Republic. Can we agree that she came from Czech Republic, but was not originally from Czech Republic for my better sleep? ;-)

    Featherking
    Community Member
    2 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok; as a Swede, I laughed my HEAD off at this one - education in Scandinavia is free, we do not have anything even resembling either "scholarship" or "college" and that's not how families or inheritance work. The whole "the son doesn't tell the father what to do" bit was so completely off the wall that I just gaped - no, actually, we TALK here, we use a concept known as "verbal communication" and as a rule we ESPECIALLY do it between family members. Then came the "I'm a MAN" bit, and that would not be said by any Scandinavian man unless he wanted to be perceived as a pathetic man baby with low self esteem. All in all, my guess would be that this is written - poorly - by a teenager somewhere who has never even read an internet post about the real Scandinavia; possibly never even seen a PHOTO of a BOOK about Scandinavia. My guesstimate is perhaps a fourteen or fifteen year old with poor grasp of reality? I can't even give an A for effort; but it's always nice to see kids being creative.

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