Sorry it's another inheritance one.
My uncle died when I was about 13 and left about £40,000 to my parents with the express wish that the money be used to support me and my siblings in university
It caused friction at the time as I had cousins of a similar age but my uncle didn't think they'd go to university so left them nothing.
Anyway, neither of my siblings went to university but I did. So I asked my parents if I could have £20,00 to clear my student debt.
They said no, that's unfair to your siblings. I said fine and asked them to split the money three ways so I could address my student debt but my siblings also got some of the money.
They said no, they've basically spent it and invested it.
I asked them about this given that my uncle had expressly wanted the money to support our education. Apparently, no, that money was to support us to do, and I quote "whatever we wanted" in life.
I'm not convinced because if that was the case, why not leave any for my cousins?
Moreover, okay, let's accept that as true. What I wanted to do was go to university but, apparently, nope, no money there to support that.
I know that my uncle should have put the money in a trust or similar for us so my parents couldn't just adopt it as theirs. I just feel quite bitter than my uncle (who I loved and got on with really well) left money for our education but I'm now looking at a massive student debt.
So, AIBU here? I guess technically I am as the money is technically my parents. But I feel like morally, I'm being perfectly reasonable!
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