Lo! The ultimate cheeky fucker has been found

[learieonthewildmoor]

A friend of mine died suddenly a few weeks ago. He had separated from his wife last year and had made a will.
He had been invited to a wedding next year. The mother of the bride texted his ex-wife asking that money from his estate be used to buy a gift for the couple.

Everyone who knew and loved him is still reeling from his death. But the important thing for this woman is her daughter still gets a gift from him. How in the name of all that is good and holy would you ask that?
My friend, God love him, was a tight bastard and would have been buying the cheapest thing on the registry; which makes it even worse somehow.

"Fuck off you horrendous grasping bitch" should cover it.

That's utterly appalling. She needs a reality slap.

How about a miniature urn containing a spoonful of his ashes, bit like the cricket Ashes?

Maybe reply

’Apologies for the delay, but it was his greatest wish to hand over the gift in person. He will do so when they next meet’ 😈

Really hope this gets picked up by press and she sees it

That's horrendous. I wouldn't deign it with anything witty or passive aggressive. There should be no room for misinterpretation...

"Are you serious?" should suffice to start an interesting dialogue.

What is she thinking???

Psml at everyone saying the grieving ex partner should confide in the most gossipy friend she has and let her do the work of letting the word get around… um… do I really need to point out that’s exactly why we’re all on this thread discussing it 😂 OP I think you’ve just discovered who you are in the ex partners friendship circle!

That is a definite contender for the most CF ever.

I'm not sure I would reply to that - liked the suggestion of the gossipy friend though!

I offer up another similar CF. Someone we know passed away suddenly in his 50s. Before he was even buried his BIL had asked his wife if he could have his clothes 'since he wouldn't be needing them anymore'.

Suggest a guest will bring along his ashes so he attends in spirit....
Gift being his presence....

"Fuck off you grabby ghoul" would probably cover it. Or "Thank you for the condolences you failed to send you grabby ghoul".

OP I think you’re missing a huge money saving opportunity here

Is it a church wedding?

keep the body on ice.

do a combined funeral and wedding. Saves everyone dressing up twice, saves the vicars time

Everyone a winner

well maybe not the groom whose clearly doomed. Or the dead bloke.

other than that tho tickety boo

Christ how horrendous! Does the daughter know That she has asked?? God I would be mortified if my mum did that.

I have a similarly grabby aunt. My mother has instructed me that upon her death, should my aunt still be alive and ask for anything of hers, I am to gift her the oldest pair of knickers I can find.

Yes that's a good point, ask if a place setting and a meal are being provided for the ashes.

Wow that is another level of CF. What I really want to know though is whether the couple getting married are aware that she sent that message?! Can you imagine how mortified you would be. Unless they don't see any issue with it either!

I was going to say you reply with "Fuck off" but actually Bored has nailed the correct response.

This can’t be true my jaw has just really dropped. Like wtf that’s fucking mental

Oh my goodness.
I usually say ignore these things but the ex wife needs to reply with something .

This is actually so disgraceful that it's no longer funny.

"Have you absolutely no shame?"

should cover it

Unbelievable.

That’s spectacular.

My friend, God love him, was a tight bastard and would have been buying the cheapest thing on the registry

In that case, find the cheapest, shittiest present and send it with a card saying “It’s what he would have wanted”

Well she has a brass neck.

Was your deceased mate minted? Does this woman feel her DD was in for a windfall?

I would tell the Ex-wife to write back whatever she wants to. I mean this woman has taken 'grabby' to whole new levels

Wow. Just wow.

Get them a ouija board so they can say thank you

I'd love to know how much she expects is spent on the gift!