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To ask for honesty and no judging?

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FannyCornforth Fri 30-Apr-21 15:02:07

I don't agree. Once a selfish greedy etc always a selfish greedy etc.

Trigu Fri 30-Apr-21 14:59:14

I am just really curious and Like to understand things fully. I don't think you can understand unless you hear all sides of the experience not to judge or agree or disagree but just to hear it.

I'm inclined to believe that when a person who has deliberately behaved like that gets to a certain stage of looking back, they would think about if it was worth it or not. That's what I'm curious about really.

FannyCornforth Fri 30-Apr-21 14:55:58

And AIBU isn't busier than any other sub forum on GN

GillT57 Fri 30-Apr-21 14:54:45

Why do you want to know? Are you writing an article, or just curious? I would be very surprised if anyone who is selfish enough to rip off a family member would suddenly develop a conscience! It's a no from me.

Trigu Fri 30-Apr-21 14:34:00

I just feel there must be people who have done that who might say "I was young, I regret it now I'm older" or "I did it because my sibling was only going to do it to me"

Or something. We all change as we get older and look back at what we have done.

FannyCornforth Fri 30-Apr-21 14:21:06

My father's brother is the aforementioned selfish, greedy, conniving b*****d in my family.
He didn't even wait until his parents were dead to steal their money.
He also ripped off dozens of people including my father for hundreds of thousands of pounds.
How he isn't in jail is a mystery.
He is a psychopath.

Oopsadaisy1 Fri 30-Apr-21 14:18:42

I’ve never been in that position with anyone in my family, possibly because there was never anything much to inherit.

I doubt that anyone would admit to it and if they did they would have umpteen excuses as to why they did it, so it wasn’t their fault/problem anyway.

Urmstongran Fri 30-Apr-21 14:17:12

Fortunately I really don’t have any experience of what you describe. I’m not being smug. Just truthful.

However my dear mum used to say ‘where there’s a Will there’s a relative’. She made me laugh but then most sayings like that contain a kernel of truth.

FannyCornforth Fri 30-Apr-21 14:17:02

I really can't imagine anyone is going to out themselves as a selfish, greedy, conniving b*****d on here Trigu!

Trigu Fri 30-Apr-21 14:13:58

I chose AIBU because it's busy here.

I'm asking for honesty even if people wish to change names to hide Identity.

We all know there are family members who are dishonest, greedy, selfish and who rip off their family members when it comes to inheritance. There are family member who lie about others and manipulate people so they can get what they want.

We always hear from the victims of those family members but we never hear it from the point of view of the person who knowingly caused all that damage for money or attention or because they were jealous.

What I am asking is did anybody here behave in that way years ago when they were younger and how is their life today. Do they regret it? Are they lonely? Are they sorry? Or are they happy with their choices? Do they feel it's the only way to get ahead in life? would they do it all again?

I don't want people to judge I just want to understand WHY this happens and how it pans out in the future as so many families are effected by this issue and so many people site this kind of behaviour as the cause of estrangement.

We need to hear honestly from all sides.

I hope there are some willing to share.