73-year-old mother kic.ked out by youngest chi.ld for giving all land compensation money to the eldest son: “Please don’t favor anyone!”
I have always loved my mother-in-law and have been taking care of her for almost 10 years, but I never expected her to give all over 200 thousand dollars in land compensation to my brother-in-law without telling us anything.
My name is Jack, I am 53 years old. In the eyes of my family and friends, I am considered a good son-in-law. Eight years ago, my mother-in-law was disliked by my eldest brother-in-law and his wife, and they didn’t want her to live with them. As a child, I stepped in and brought my mother-in-law to live with us.
I have cared for my mother-in-law for 8 years, and during this time, I treated her as my own mother and never mistreated her. My mother-in-law is quite nice; she helps with household chores, and she receives about $700 in pension every month, which she usually uses to buy groceries like salt, soy sauce, and oil without me asking. Therefore, I have always treated her with respect, and I wanted to take care of her until her last breath. However, what she did next shocked me to the core.
The cause of the issue is the land compensation money. My mother-in-law lived in a suburban village, and last year her land was included in a development project, so she received a total of more than 200 thousand dollars in compensation.
After she received this money, she told us she had deposited it in the bank but didn’t explain how it would be distributed.
I thought our family would definitely get a portion, since my mother-in-law had been living with us for so long, and my wife thought the same. However, we never expected that all of this large sum would be given to my eldest brother-in-law and his wife. If he hadn’t been bragging about it everywhere, we might never have known.
I am usually calm, but I couldn’t hold it in anymore that day, and I asked my mother, “Mom, what’s going on? I’m your son-in-law too, shouldn’t I get a share? You’ve been living with us for many years, why give it all to him? Is this fair? You seem to be forgetting where you’re getting your support from.”
