Grandparents have a particular way of teaching us things, even if they’re not here anymore. Some of these senior citizens outplayed everyone, proving that Grandpa and Grandma know best!
Hey everyone, my name is Jerry, and I need somewhere to unload this or, maybe, you’ll think I’m the jerk. Regardless, my mother-in-law, Linda, went mad!
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And I can’t express how much she ruined my life, despite being dead! I’m still trying to wrap my head around it, so let me explain.
Ever since my wife passed, it’s just been me and my son, Kevin. We’re not exactly living the Pinterest-perfect life—our place was a bit messy, and dinner was often heated up in the microwave.
As you can probably guess, Linda always had a ton of comments about how I was doing things and rarely missed a chance to point out how terribly I was raising my kid.
After she passed, Kevin and I were sorting through her things at her house. I was relieved, honestly, but my son was distraught.
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Kevin was really close to his grandma, and it hit him hard. But while looking around, trying to find mementos to keep, he yelled, “Dad! There’s something inside!”
I was dealing with something else and didn’t see Kevin unearthing a mysterious box stashed inside Linda’s old, beat-up sofa. This couch was a monstrosity, tattered and old, but she never threw it out.
So, Kevin opened the box and discovered a letter and a bunch of official-looking papers.
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Look, I didn’t know about any of this at the time, but my MIL had a whole plan cooked up. The letter addressed to my kid explained that the official-looking papers were supposed to test me.
She wanted to make me look like I was about to inherit a bunch of money if I stayed away from Kevin. My MIL told my son to hide the letter and give me the documents without saying anything. But the letter also said the papers were false. But of course, I found out about this little test only much later.
Without the context of the letter, when I first saw the documents, I thought our...
