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E. Marie
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A very close relative died about a year ago and left us a significant amount of money and ever since then my husbands family will not stay out of our financial business. As soon as my relative died the first thing my husbands father asked was "well did they leave you anything"? I felt that was EXTREMELY rude and frankly none of their damn business. I was even madder when my husband answered and told them we recieved $350,000. If i wanted them to know I would have told them myself. My husband saw nothing wrong with telling them and says it's no big deal. I had decided after we received the money we were going to give IMMEDIATE family only $10,000 each to help them out ( we gave to my husbands mom and step dad, his dad and step-mom, his sister, his brother, my sister, and my mother). This was something I wanted to do out of the kindness of my own heart but now they act like it isnt enought. We cant even buy anything without either my husbands mother or father wanting to know how much we bought it for (my husband always tells them too) and then they make some comment about it. His step mother always talks about how her kids (whom I have never met and have no relation to) are having such a hard time. I am sick her her hints to help these people out.
I feel like it should have never gotten to this point and my husband should have drawn the line a long time ago with his family. It has caused a lot of trouble between me and my husband due to my in laws meddling in out finances. I feel like I am going to have to be the one to tell them that our money and what we do with it is none of their business and if they cant respect that they need to stay away. I want to know if there is a way of saying this in a nicer way. I have even heard his step mom talking to other members of the family saying that I was a selfish person.
I feel like it should have never gotten to this point and my husband should have drawn the line a long time ago with his family. It has caused a lot of trouble between me and my husband due to my in laws meddling in out finances. I feel like I am going to have to be the one to tell them that our money and what we do with it is none of their business and if they cant respect that they need to stay away. I want to know if there is a way of saying this in a nicer way. I have even heard his step mom talking to other members of the family saying that I was a selfish person.