Clarification on ALIT :)

Thought i might clarify something.

My aunt trying to get "more than her fair share..." Well in her mind it *IS* her fair share. You see she is mentally disabled at this point. She used to be functional but has always been messed up. Her breast cancer really turned her psycho though.

So anyways, my grandmother and other aunt really fed into this unfortunately. When my grandfather passed away, the 3 daughters each got X amount of $$. Well while my mother and Aunt M used their $$ as they needed it and gave some to their kids for things etc, aunt R never had to touch hers. My grandmother paid for everything out of her funds. So she paid rent on the apartment and gave her a $5k montly allowance to pay bills, the companion, and whatever other living expenses. Except usually within 2 weeks, she'd used up the $5k and so she'd get another 5. So she was going through something like $10K a month. And so now she realizes that funds will be limited and wants the estate to pay for her to live so she doesn't have to touch her own money. (the original X is now 1.5 times X since Suka's husband has been investing it for her)

Add to this the pychosis that since she has no husband or boyfriend, no job, no children (that she has custody of or sees very often) and now has lost my grandmother, she deserves more to compensate her for her lack of social life.

While I feel for her that she has driven away all of her friends and now has lost the one person who was willing to put up with her for any length of time, that does not mean she deserves more than what was dictated in the will. Which is an even distribution. She is in her own little world and there is no breaking her out of it. And unfortunately she is rational and manipulative enough that she can convince a lawyer that she is in the right and that they can win a case. All that will really accomplish is the drain the estate with legal fees. Keep your fingers crossed that this gets headded off before it gets too bad.

In the mean time, i'm spending this weekend with the Mother person. :) Haven't done that in quite a while so i'm looking forward to the visit. :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend! And Sangroncito, i think it's GREAT that you get to do all this travelling and STILL can respond to my blog while you are there. :)