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To be angry that my DM rents???

139 replies

Ohioatdawn · 01/04/2025 14:07

I'm so angry.
My DM, at 76 years old, rents her house.
She does not own her home.
This means I will never inherit anything.
Which in turn means my DC will never inherit from grandparents.
I'm so, so angry about this.
Why is life so unfair.
Why am I surrounded by people who have inherited their elderly parents houses, and by doing so have acquired mass fortunes due to what houses are selling for nowadays.
Why am I surrounded by people who are putting their inheritance into savings to give to their own DC when they grow up.
I'm so angry.
Why is life so unjust.
Why are some people so lucky and other people so unlucky.
Why are some people just handed hundreds of thousands of pounds through inheritance.
Meanwhile I'm working arse off full time. DH is working his arse off full time. We live in a tiny house cos it's all we could afford. Got no parental help with buying it. It's a state, needs loads doing to it but we can't afford to do it. Mortgage repayments are a fortune. And life is hard financially. Really hard. We're drowning. And never are we going to receive any help financially whatsoever. Never.
Why are some born into luck and others born into struggle?

OP posts:
Comedycook · 01/04/2025 14:13

Life isn't fair....have you only just worked this out? Welcome to the world

RocketPanda · 01/04/2025 14:13

Btw I'd swap my inheritance in a heartbeat to have my parents still here.

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netflixfan · 01/04/2025 14:13

You sound silly and entitled. Did your mum own a home and sell it and now she’s spent the proceedings on wonderful holidays, nice clothes and jewels?? Well even if she has it’s none of your business.

its2025 · 01/04/2025 14:13

Welcome to the world.

Life sometimes isn't fair.

Does that help??

PS I've not inhereted anything either.

Justlittlemerighthere · 01/04/2025 14:12

Im sure your mum is delighted that she is in her 70s and still living at the whims of a landlord. On the plus side at least with no inheritance you aren’t counting down the days until she checks out.

goldenretrieverenergy · 01/04/2025 14:12

Why wouldn’t your DC inherit from you?

Lentilweaver · 01/04/2025 14:12

I am very very angry that both my DH and I have funny foreign names and therefore are at a disadvantage in the work place.
Snotfair!

RocketPanda · 01/04/2025 14:12

Life is unfair.

SpringHasSprungg · 01/04/2025 14:11

Surely your DC will inherit from you?

PhilippaGeorgiou · 01/04/2025 14:11

Why are you so self-centred?

noidea69 · 01/04/2025 14:10

as the kids say "womp womp".

The question you need to be asking is WHY does your mother rent, you must know the reasons for that. Being angry at other people isnt going to change the situation, you need to just focus on breaking this cycle and ensuring your kids/grandkids will benefit from an inheritance when you pass away.

Tricho · 01/04/2025 14:10

Do you own your own home?

Lentilweaver · 01/04/2025 14:09

Why am I an immigrant married to another immigrant, neither of whom have got a penny from our parents and likely never will? It's SOOO unfair.

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