![]() ![]() ![]() But, no - I don't think it's part of your responsibility as a parent. I guess if you're lucky enough to have money to help make your children's lives easier and you want to, that's great. Then I moved to New York City and discovered it was a real thing! I don't think most people in the US do inherit money. All of Leo Plumb’s siblings suffer after he crashed his car severely injuring a young waitress he had just seduced. I grew up in a solidly middle-class environment and the idea of an "inheritance" or "trust fund" was something I thought happened only books or movies. The novel The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney demonstrates how the lives of others can spin out of control as the result of one person’s mistake. ![]() Happily my parents are still alive and healthy but I'd much rather have those memories than a check. When I was growing up my parents always told us that when they died and we didn't inherit any money (because there wouldn't be any!) that we should take out all the photo albums of all the trips we took over the years and know THAT was our inheritance. Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney First of all, nice name! I think parents owe their children many things: love, support, shelter, food, education - but not money and certainly not an …more First of all, nice name! I think parents owe their children many things: love, support, shelter, food, education - but not money and certainly not an inheritance. ![]()
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