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To be annoyed (and upset) by my sister and her DH?

131 replies

C0dy · 10/12/2016 12:16

Me and my 4 siblings were left some shares by our late father. The shares did not split exactly into 5 so my youngest sister had one less. It was agreed if we ever benefited financially then we would even that share our by giving her a goth of the price of the share.

The company was sold a few weeks ago and we all got a considerable amount of money (in excess of £50,000). The check itself took a while to be posted out and the funds only cleared in my account a few days ago.

It was agreed when they were sold that we would give my youngest sister the money at Christmas (it works out about £15 from each sibling so £60 all together) and she was fine with this.

Anyway, yesterday me and my other siblings received a message from her DH stating that 'it was getting ridiculous' and sister wants the money now as she is 'anxious' and we have had 'plenty of time' to sort it. I am really upset. I have seven kids (well five of them are over 18 now) a full time job and generally really busy around Christmas (lots to buy etc). Besides this, it was agreed we would give it at Christmas and does she really need the £15 right now?

AIBU to be upset and think he is being extremely rude or is it is for not giving the money straight away?

As to not drip feed her DH has form for speaking for her and doing things similar to this (he has made mum cry with his comments before).

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HerRoyalNotness · 10/12/2016 17:43

Firstly I'd tell her H to mind his own fucking business

Secondly if I were the younger sister I wouldn't give a rats arse my siblings got 15 pounds more than me when I'd just had 57 thousand pounds paid out.

There has to be more to this from her end.

RebootYourEngine · 10/12/2016 18:05

For most people, especially someone with 56k, 15 pounds is not a lot of money however money makes people behave in strange ways. A family member of mine inherited a large amount of money, more than the op, and simce then they have been so greedy and tight with money. For example they grudge putting the heating on when its freezing or even buying themselves a new pair of everyday supermarket shoes when they have holes in the pair that they have.

IJustWantABrew · 10/12/2016 18:28

If she's twisting about £15 and doesn't want it bank transferring I'm assuming she's skint and overdrawn. If your son is driving past just get him to drop it off and just let her know you thought she was happy to wait till after xmas. Pointless to fall out over £15.

harderandharder2breathe · 10/12/2016 19:47

Yanbu tell her it's not convenient for you to drop cash to her, she can either come to you or easier for you both you'll do a bank transfer

£15 isn't worth falling out over, but considering it was her idea to wait it's odd that she's now stressing about it. Maybe someone has been in her ear that you won't give it to her (even though in the grand scheme of everything she's just got it's not much)

Ahickiefromkinickie · 10/12/2016 21:02

Can people read the OP's posts properly and stop asking her if it's £15 or £15k? OP's posts are very clear.

OP, why do you have to drop off the money? Why can't sis pick it up?

No chance of reimbursing you for petrol for an 80 minute roundtrip?

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