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no_hypocrisy

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5. There's more. The strategy behind Dad's disinheritance of all of us

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 16, 2020, 09:19 PM

Nov 2020

was to make my brother and my sister turn against me. Specifically, he hoped they would blame me for their disinheritance. (If I hadn't been such a terrible daughter to Dad, then he wouldn't have to punish all of us. This was a theme during our childhoods)

Fortunately it didn't play out that way. My siblings and I have never been closer.

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"A predator is most dangerous when wounded." [View all] no_hypocrisy Nov 2020 OP

My abusive mother has threatened many times murielm99 Nov 2020 #1

Our father left $35,000 to the neighbor across the street. no_hypocrisy Nov 2020 #2

That sucks. murielm99 Nov 2020 #4

There's more. The strategy behind Dad's disinheritance of all of us no_hypocrisy Nov 2020 #5

Deep down, he is a coward and a wimp AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #3

What I know is that chaos reins in Chumpy's head! There's no telling what that psycho will do. MoonRiver Nov 2020 #6

According to WH aids Ferryboat Nov 2020 #7

I'm counting down the days until Joe takes over, 12 noon 1/20/21. MoonRiver Nov 2020 #9

In some cases it's the opposite. They are people I know who have loving parents but Jspur Nov 2020 #8

My uncle told me that once when he asked his son (my cousin) how he was doing mnhtnbb Nov 2020 #10