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All of it belongs to the kid.

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Blended family dynamics can get tricky, and while some view their step-siblings as their blood relatives, others don't necessarily feel that bond.

That seems to be the case in this story about a 17-year-old who is set to receive a large inheritance from his late mother when he turns 18. Unfortunately, his father and stepmother recently found out about the money, and are now pressuring him to share it with his step-siblings.

Here's the full story in 17-year-old u/NothingThick4824's own words:

"I, a 17-year-old male, will be coming into a large amount of money when I turn 18. This is money that my mom, who died when I was 7, and my maternal grandparents accumulated for me since I was born. I won't say the exact amount, but it's between $500K and $1 million."

"The reason it's that much is my grandparents ran a successful business for many years, and they sold it 18 months ago, and all money from that sale went to me. They kept none of it."

"My grandparents have control over all of it currently. Before my mom died, she left them in charge of the account where she was saving. She was married to my dad at the time, but had wanted to secure my future in case anything happened, like dad remarrying and having additional kids."

"She didn't want to run the risk that once she was gone, her money could be used for someone who wasn't her kid. My dad knew some money had been saved for me by mom, but was never aware of how much or little it was. He also had no idea my grandparents continued saving for me."

"My grandparents told me about the money over a year ago. They wanted me to prepare for my future and to know I would have so many options because of the money available to me."

"They also mentioned it never bringing back my mom, but could alleviate the burden of becoming an adult."

"So here's the deal. My dad did remarry. He has a stepdaughter (16) and a son (5) with his current wife."

"Eventually, I told him it wasn't going to be a big concern, and I told him about the money."

"He was like wtf, and then he told his wife, and they apparently went wtf together and told me that I could be gracious and split the money when I get it between the three of us, and give the other two a chance to have a decent helping hand with college."

"I told them I would not be sharing it because it was created by my family, not theirs. Dad's wife argued that it would be incredibly selfish to take such a large amount of money and blow it all on myself when I have two siblings who could also benefit in major ways from it."

"They are SO not happy with me. They told me that being selfish with this is not a good way to be. My dad is also pissed that he continued saving for me and dividing things equally between the three of us when I have so much I'll have access to in a few months. Am I the asshole?"

People rushed to the comments to weigh in, with user Artistic_Tough5005 writing: "Not the asshole. Their reaction is exactly why your mom set it up how she did!"

"She knew your dad and well enough to know the money would not be yours and used for children that are not hers."

"Not the asshole," user Outrageous_Shoe_1450 agreed. "For future reference, DON'T TELL ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT YOUR MONEY!"

"If it’s not already the case, open up a bank account at a different bank from the one your father uses," user lemon_charlie advised.

"No matter how you proceed, you need to protect the investment in your future your mother and grandparents have made because you know your father will want to access it."

"If Dad has put aside some money over the years and has, say, $50K in an account to pay for your college, I would see nothing wrong with shifting that $50K over to the other kids," user EnderBurger wrote, proposing a compromise.

"OP has half a million available, so OP's college is taken care of, and that $50K can be used to help the other kids."

Yikes. What do you think about this situation? Have you ever had a sticky situation involving inheritance money?

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/17-old-being-called-selfish-175910720.html

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If I want to read Reddit, I know how to get there.  I don't need you to repost it.

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If I want to read Reddit, I know how to get there.  I don't need you to repost it.

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Whoever was his mother's attorney who wrote up that will/trust needs to be kicked in the nuts for giving an 18 year old $500,000 .

$50,000  .sure ..$100,000 yeah, okay maybe.

But a half a million at that age???

He'll be wrapping the latest gen Corvette around a tree before he is 18 and a half.

If this story is true if?

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So an 18-year-old could be in charge of $500,000 worth of equipment in defending his country, but can't be trusted with it to do the right thing?
Neat

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This. WTF is with the infiltration of this reddit garbage?

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If I want to read Reddit, I know how to get there.  I don't need you to repost it.

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So an 18-year-old could be in charge of $500,000 worth of equipment in defending his country, but can't be trusted with it to do the right thing?
Neat

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Retarded
And 500k isn't shit.

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I think there are people that make up this shit and post it on Reddit as reality. Sort of like Mr. Cleanforhire here in GD or on this particular Am I the A hole sub Reddit. It’s just a creative writing outlet. What’s even more unbelievable is these contrived soap operas get onto real news sites.

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Are the GD billionaires here yet talking about how this kid is a poor and that’s not a lot of money for his age? Asking for a friend.

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Blended family dynamics can get tricky, and while some view their step-siblings as their blood relatives, others don't necessarily feel that bond.

That seems to be the case in this story about a 17-year-old who is set to receive a large inheritance from his late mother when he turns 18. Unfortunately, his father and stepmother recently found out about the money, and are now pressuring him to share it with his step-siblings.

Here's the full story in 17-year-old u/NothingThick4824's own words:

"I, a 17-year-old male, will be coming into a large amount of money when I turn 18. This is money that my mom, who died when I was 7, and my maternal grandparents accumulated for me since I was born. I won't say the exact amount, but it's between $500K and $1 million."

"The reason it's that much is my grandparents ran a successful business for many years, and they sold it 18 months ago, and all money from that sale went to me. They kept none of it."

"My grandparents have control over all of it currently. Before my mom died, she left them in charge of the account where she was saving. She was married to my dad at the time, but had wanted to secure my future in case anything happened, like dad remarrying and having additional kids."

"She didn't want to run the risk that once she was gone, her money could be used for someone who wasn't her kid. My dad knew some money had been saved for me by mom, but was never aware of how much or little it was. He also had no idea my grandparents continued saving for me."

"My grandparents told me about the money over a year ago. They wanted me to prepare for my future and to know I would have so many options because of the money available to me."

"They also mentioned it never bringing back my mom, but could alleviate the burden of becoming an adult."

"So here's the deal. My dad did remarry. He has a stepdaughter (16) and a son (5) with his current wife."

"Eventually, I told him it wasn't going to be a big concern, and I told him about the money."

"He was like wtf, and then he told his wife, and they apparently went wtf together and told me that I could be gracious and split the money when I get it between the three of us, and give the other two a chance to have a decent helping hand with college."

"I told them I would not be sharing it because it was created by my family, not theirs. Dad's wife argued that it would be incredibly selfish to take such a large amount of money and blow it all on myself when I have two siblings who could also benefit in major ways from it."

"They are SO not happy with me. They told me that being selfish with this is not a good way to be. My dad is also pissed that he continued saving for me and dividing things equally between the three of us when I have so much I'll have access to in a few months. Am I the asshole?"

People rushed to the comments to weigh in, with user Artistic_Tough5005 writing: "Not the asshole. Their reaction is exactly why your mom set it up how she did!"

"She knew your dad and well enough to know the money would not be yours and used for children that are not hers."

"Not the asshole," user Outrageous_Shoe_1450 agreed. "For future reference, DON'T TELL ANYBODY ELSE ABOUT YOUR MONEY!"

"If it's not already the case, open up a bank account at a different bank from the one your father uses," user lemon_charlie advised.

"No matter how you proceed, you need to protect the investment in your future your mother and grandparents have made because you know your father will want to access it."

"If Dad has put aside some money over the years and has, say, $50K in an account to pay for your college, I would see nothing wrong with shifting that $50K over to the other kids," user EnderBurger wrote, proposing a compromise.

"OP has half a million available, so OP's college is taken care of, and that $50K can be used to help the other kids."

Yikes. What do you think about this situation? Have you ever had a sticky situation involving inheritance money?

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/17-old-being-called-selfish-175910720.html

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The smartest move for that kid is immediately filingn for emancipation and getting away from that toxic environment.

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What do some of you people have against sharing and generosity? This kid didn't work for it or do anything to earn his fortune, it's being given to him. If that was me I would absolutely share some of it with my immediate family. First thing I would do is take the family on a nice vacation, nice dinners and stuff like that. Buy everybody new clothes and shoes and help with whatever they need. After that I'd probably be reinvesting a lot of what's left. I agree with the parents that it would be selfish not to help.

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If I want to read Reddit, I know how to get there.  I don't need you to repost it.

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What do some of you people have against sharing and generosity? This kid didn't work for it or do anything to earn his fortune, it's being given to him. If that was me I would absolutely share some of it with my immediate family. First thing I would do is take the family on a nice vacation, nice dinners and stuff like that. Buy everybody new clothes and shoes and help with whatever they need. After that I'd probably be reinvesting a lot of what's left. I agree with the parents that it would be selfish not to help.

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Has he banged his stepsister yet? There some training videos on it I hear.

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If I want to read Reddit, I know how to get there.  I don't need you to repost it.

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For a 17 year old thats life changing money. But i forgot arf is full of billionaires.

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If I got $500,000 now, as someone in their 30s, it'd be a life-changer. I can't imagine how much it'd change a 17 year old's life. I may not have been super smart at that age but I was smart enough to make that last for decades.

$500k is easily more than the value of my house, cars, and all my possessions combined

While the story is almost certainly fake, and reposting Reddit is stupid, in this case the money would pretty definitively belong to the kid and the dad and stepmom can go fuck themselves for trying to coerce him into letting them steal it.

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How much fun is his homelife with Dad and the Steps- going to be when he says No, and that's final?  If he could scoot now and not be subject to his Dad's decisions, I'd agree, but he's still a minor.  Emancipation fixes that.

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Retarded
And 500k isn't shit.