10 People Who Were Stunned by What Their Family Did

Family should be the closest people who offer support and stability in life. However, this isn’t always the case—sometimes, those closest to us can cause the deepest wounds. Here are 10 stories from people who were shocked by the actions of their loved ones.

• My ex mother-in-law gave my 3 kids gifts they loved at Christmas when they were small. 2 days later she came to the house packed EVERYTHING she got them into bags and took it all back to the stores, because she was “broke”. © nothingis_real / Reddit

• Many years ago, I allowed my brother-in-law to stay with us temporarily, as he lost his job and his apartment and had nowhere else to go. He acts nice in the beginning. We go out of town for a few weeks, and he is eager to watch the house for us. We come back, he has changed all the locks. We knock and knock and he refuses to answer. Suddenly, cops pull up, and he had successfully evicted us from our own property. Had to rent another place for 6 weeks until we could go through legal proceedings and get back in. When we did get back in, he had trashed the house. Milk and eggs on the carpets, put raw chicken inside the walls, stolen all the plugs and fixtures, ceiling fans, etc. Sold our appliances, and he even killed a bunch of random stray cats in the neighborhood and laid them all around the house. Called the cops again and was told it was a Domestic/civil issue and to take him to small claims court. © sirdomino / Reddit

• I have a very devoted mother. She would do anything for her kids. My sister called her one day, saying she had health issues and needed $5000 for the surgery that she’s going to need. She tells my mom everything: who the doctor is, what they are going to do.
  My mom in tears rushes to take out a loan and immediately heads to pay for it, where, as you might have guessed, finds out my sister lied about the whole thing. When my mom calls her to ask her what’s going on, my sister yells at her for going to the doctor’s office first and not just giving her the money and hangs up on her. © crunknizzle / Reddit

• My dad started working abroad as soon as he got out of high school. He didn’t really spend money, but instead just sent it all back to his mom to keep for him, or use in the event of an emergency. She used the money to keep up with bills, then sold their farm and made a bunch of money.
  Fast-forward a couple of years. My dad married my mom. They had my little brother, who was born with respiratory issues. My dad asked to borrow money from his mom to pay the medical bills, which were obscene. She told him no and that he shouldn’t have had a kid if he couldn’t afford it. © Dovienya / Reddit

• My grandmother was pretty old and not in a position to live alone, so she decided to sell her home. This was on top of the remainder of my grandfather’s pension, so she had about $50000 or so. She asked my father to handle all the bank work.
  One day, my father called her, asking if she was well enough to go to the bank, but his sister’s (my aunt’s) boyfriend picked up, said it was taken care of and hung up. They had tricked my grandmother into putting all that money into their account, which they had no intention of letting her access.
  Luckily, Dad was able to explain to Nan what my aunt did, and the bank (having known and respected my grandfather) reversed the transfer. © mb86 / Reddit

• When I was 17, I wanted a car, so I arranged with my dad to buy his 82 Omega. I worked hard at my menial cashier job that paid $4.25 an hour, and gave him $100 a month for 5 months until I had paid it off. I was so proud!
  Now, all he had to do was give me the title and let me register it, but he said, “No, you can’t have my car.” A month later, he sold it to someone else for $500 also. I had no car and was out 500 bucks. He never did give me my money back. © Unknown Author / Reddit

• My best friend got married, the bride’s side of the family said they would pay for the wedding if it was within reason. So they kept everything within reason. Instead of paying for the wedding, the bride’s family spent the money on a vacation and didn’t tell them. So they had to postpone their wedding because nothing was paid for.
  So my friend and his wife eventually paid for the wedding themselves. When the big day finally came, the bride’s family gave $150 and an I.O.U in a card saying, “we owe you a better gift.” The family has a boat, a jag, and took another vacation that year. © fenixqns / Reddit

• My father asked my mother for a divorce on my birthday. He took everything they had in their home, and started dating a 20-year-old. I took out a $6000 loan to refurnish a house I started renting with my mother who passed away 2 months after moving in.
  In her final email, she told my father to give me the life insurance, so I can pay the loan back. He took off with it. He bought a truck and a stereo. He left me broke, with a debt I couldn’t pay and a little brother to take care of. © nee178 / Reddit

• My friend was made to pay rent to his parents by the time he was 14. He never saw a movie until his was 15, and always worn handed-down clothes. He grew up poor, or so he thought, and paid his own way through college. Then, years after graduating, he discovered his parents were loaded. © frugaldutchman / Reddit

• It was Christmastime, and my boyfriend got some gifts from his father and his father’s girlfriend for Christmas. His sister got much, much more, due to her being really spoiled. The next day, his father took all of his gifts back to the store to buy his sister some more stuff. © lmpetigo / Reddit

• My sister borrowed a large sum of money from our retired mother, with a promised payback plan. Never made a single payment. Mother is now down to her last dollar, so we tried to get our sister to pay her at least some of the money she owes. A few months later, a check showed up at our mom’s made out to her for $0.00 and a comment on the bottom that said, “Get a job.” © shiny_brine / Reddit

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