DEAR ANNIE: ... My brother sent a message one day, asking for help for one of his family members needing dental care. ...
DEAR ANNIE: I am 75. Two years ago, my oldest son, age 53, died suddenly from a massive heart attack. He was single and worked hard to amass a very large estate, which he left to me. The plan once his estate closed was to use some of the money to move to another state, pay cash for a house, get a couple of dependable cars, keep the remainder invested and, if necessary, use it to supplement our Social Security for the rest of our lives or for emergencies.
I think it is important for me to be a good steward of this unexpected “blessing” because I have financially struggled my entire life. Of course I would help anyone in the family in an emergency. I just want to be responsible with what I was given and ask a few questions to make sure everything is as it seems. Was I wrong here? Is my brother justified in his obvious anger and refusal to speak to me? We were so close, and now it is all silence.
Another part of your letter stuck out to me: You say that you are very close to your brother and don’t have much family left, but you also say that you don’t have a relationship with your brother’s family due to the long distance. Why not use some of this money to visit them? You can clear the air with your brother and also show him that you care about the health and happiness of him and his family.
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