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Family Are Furious With Daughter After She Sues Them For Stealing Her College Fund So Their Son Could Have A Grand Wedding
InterviewRecently, a woman went on the AITA community for a moral judgement regarding the drama in her family.
“My great-aunt set up savings accounts for all of her female relatives,” the Redditor explained. She was one of them, ready to have her future college covered.
But when the author was ready to enroll in college, she found out that the great-aunt’s fund was almost all gone.
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To find out an expert’s take on this case, we reached out to Susan DeCou, a certified divorce coach and the creator of “The Quiet Zone Coaching,” who teaches women how to stop feeling overwhelmed and start waking up happy in the morning again.
“Sometimes the culture we’re raised in makes this type of behavior an acceptable thing. She doesn’t say which culture her family is part of, but I’m guessing it’s one that still puts an emphasis on the boys of the family before the girls. Her aunt had become ‘Americanized,’ and her parents apparently felt that it wasn’t necessary to provide an education for their daughters,” Susan commented.
However, Susan argues that if the relationship is already that damaged, then she would have no problem advising her to sue her parents. “It’s important that we don’t allow others – even if it’s our own family – to take away that which rightfully belongs to us.”
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marcelo D. 2 years ago
Really like to know what culture it is. Because there are several cultures that believe that women don’t need education, however most if not all of those cultures, come down waaaay hard of theft
Best Behave 2 years ago (edited)
@marcelo depends on the definition of theft and ownership for that matter. If women can’t own anything they can’t be stolen from….
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Mad Dragon 2 years ago (edited)
In our will, we have left money for both our kids that they get in a lump sum at age 30, with the exception of tuition and living expenses associated with college, which would be available to them right away. If something happens to the both of us, that money is held in trust and overseen by our lawyer. We have heard of too many cases where the money is entrusted to a friend or relative and a large portion of it vanishes.
Ren Ka 2 years ago
As long as it's a trusted lawyer. Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous lawyers as well. Sad that there are always lousy people in every group.
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marcelo D. 2 years ago
Really like to know what culture it is. Because there are several cultures that believe that women don’t need education, however most if not all of those cultures, come down waaaay hard of theft
Best Behave 2 years ago (edited)
@marcelo depends on the definition of theft and ownership for that matter. If women can’t own anything they can’t be stolen from….
Load More Replies... Mad Dragon 2 years ago (edited)
In our will, we have left money for both our kids that they get in a lump sum at age 30, with the exception of tuition and living expenses associated with college, which would be available to them right away. If something happens to the both of us, that money is held in trust and overseen by our lawyer. We have heard of too many cases where the money is entrusted to a friend or relative and a large portion of it vanishes.
Ren Ka 2 years ago
As long as it's a trusted lawyer. Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous lawyers as well. Sad that there are always lousy people in every group.
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