A couple should always have a private discussion about whether or not they want children. When other family members intervene, things can get complicated. Take this example. A mother cannot accept the idea of not having grandchildren, so she refuses to leave any inheritance to her daughter.
I made it clear to her that she would receive nothing from my inheritance.
The mother says: “My daughter got married last year, and I silently hoped for a grandchild since then. One day, she told me, ‘Mom, I’m infertile.’ I was shocked. ‘You will receive nothing from my inheritance,’ I warned her.”
Recently, they adopted a little girl. My daughter asked me if that counts, and I replied, “No, she is not your biological child.” To my horror, a week later, they showed up at my house with the adoption papers and a lawyer.
Things became very complicated.
She continues: “My daughter’s eyes were red from crying, but her voice was firm when she said, ‘You made it clear that only blood matters to you. So I made a decision.’ Then her husband stepped forward, holding their adopted daughter close, and handed me a document.
It was a request to officially renounce my rights as a grandmother. My daughter said, ‘If she is not your family, then neither are we.’ She slammed the door. I couldn’t believe it. I lost my daughter. I don’t know what to do.”
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