I changed my will to leave my son my $3 MILLION home – but he’s FURIOUS with me over the decision and is now refusing to care for me in my old age
A couple has revealed that their son is furious with them after they make changes to their will, leaving him with their $3 million family home – which he can’t sell.
A concerned mother, who goes by the username Jazzlike_Fig2361, has gone to the Am I the subreddit of A**holein which she said that her and her husband’s will has caused tension in their family.
“AITA for leaving only the house to one child?” she started the post.
The parents originally wanted to bequeath their $3 million property to the younger son, but after he showed disinterest, they went back to the drawing board and chose to leave the house to their older child.
A couple has revealed that their son is furious with them after they changed their will, leaving behind their $3 million family home that he can’t sell (stock image)
A concerned mom named Jazzlike_Fig2361 has desperately posted to the Am I The A**hole subreddit, detailing the dispute over her family’s will
They then revised the will to give him all the financial assets instead and left the house to their eldest son – but there’s a catch.
She later edited the post to reveal it was home cannot be sold as the previous owners made a deal with the city.
After learning of the amendment, she explained that their eldest son then threatened that he would not care for his parents when they grew old.
The mother also revealed that the eldest son was married but did not want children and lived in the same state as his parents.
The youngest is now also married, but has two young children and lives eight hours away.
The house is ‘several hundred years old’ and has been in the family for generations.
It has hundreds of acres of land and was valued at $3 million — which the mother says is worth about $1 million more than the “investments and cash” they will be leaving to their other child.
A second commenter quickly called out the parents, writing: “You are trying to make your children take on a burden, this is the last thing you do before death. That’s soooo messed up’
What prompted the change in the will was the younger son’s reaction to the news that he would be given the house.
The mother said he “shuddered” when she made the revelation during a visit.
He told them he wanted “nothing” to do with the house and had no plans to move back to the area.
The mother was “disappointed” to learn he felt this way, as the plan was to “distribute all property equally, including the house” so that it could “remain the meeting place” for future generations.
The couple spoke up and chose to revise their will. They called the sons to let them know that they had decided to give the house to the eldest son and that the bank accounts and investments would be taken over by the youngest.
She argued that the two could “split the physicals” and that the house was “worth more” as its main financial assets are $2 million.
The eldest son said he cannot move into the house because he and his wife live five hours away.
Although the mother said someone could be hired to maintain the property, the son knew that this would negatively affect his finances and property taxes would rise.
The mother called the son “a brat” because his younger sibling lived further away and they wanted to be “fair” with his brother.
According to her, he confessed that he felt his parents “benefited his brother” and threatened that he would “keep that in mind when elder care comes along and he’s the one around.”
The conversation ended very tense, the mother added. Unlike the eldest, the younger son was ‘satisfied’.
The mom then added an edit to the post that would put even more strain on the loaded question she posted on the subreddit.
Another person quickly came up with a solution, adding, “You can leave it to me. I’m going to live there and love it forever. I’ll even change my last name and you can adopt me’
She informed users that the “house cannot be sold by anyone” because the previous owners’struck a deal with the city to pay less property taxes in exchange for the surrounding area being public trails.”
It also stated that the house may not be sold publicly. If they no longer want the property, the city will buy it for the value of the land,” the mother added.
Before the edit was made, users suggested that the son could sell the house, but after that the whole conversation changed online and the parents took more criticism in the comments.
One user aggressively called out to the parents, “YTA for trying to manipulate your kids into living in a house they don’t want, in an area they don’t want to be.
“The house isn’t worth three million because it can never be sold, so take it off the table and divide the remaining assets evenly among them.
‘If the city then takes the house because of the land value, they can also distribute that money. Don’t ask your children to take care of this house after you’re gone.”
A second commenter quickly called out the parents, writing: “You are trying to make your children take on a burden, this is the last thing you do before death. That’s sooooo bad.’
Someone else quickly joined the heated conversation with a humorous solution, writing, “You can leave it to me. I’m going to live there and love it forever. I’ll even change my last name, so you can adopt me.’