W2R
Moderator Emeritus
some friendships last a lifetime. others come with an expiration date.
mom had two friends come to her for money after the ol'man died. one from a friend who never had much money and one from my ol'man's family who never would have asked for money while he was alive. that couple always spent well above their means, fancy house, fancy furniture, porsche in the garage. they all asked for money within few months of the ol'man's funeral. my mother could not have been more hurt. she denied them and lost those friends.
money can heal in places but also it can open wounds that never seem to close. i've already lost a good friend since inheritance which i never would have expected. in fact i recall an earlier thread where i declared that none of my friends would ever so turn on me. yet within two years, she became so jealous of my retirement that she actually said to me "you don't know what it is like to have to work everyday." wow, where did that come from?
your friends have placed you in an impossible situation. it is sad but that was their doing.
Well said. What LGNB is saying is sad, but so true for many of those who have money and have to deal with situations like this.