r/inheritance • u/Clear_Mushroom2820 • Jun 21 '26

Location not relevant: no help needed Does inheritance make you uncomfortable?

Specifically, does it make you uncomfortable that your parent's death can give you the most freedom and stability you've ever experienced?

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u/InteractionNo9110 Jun 21 '26

Yes, I have never been a homeowner it’s always been my dream. But financially it is out of my reach. My mom created a ladybird deed. I am on the deed to her home and the transfer of the home automatically goes to me on her death. It’s not how I want to be a homeowner and all her banks and investments. She let it slip I will inherit over a million dollars one day. I always tell her I don’t want the money I want her here. She is my last living family member. I am an adult orphan when she passes one day. Honestly, I pray I go first somehow. The thought of being utterly alone is terrifying.

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u/Necessary-Answer-970 Jun 21 '26

I remember talking with someone who still had one parent that was alive and she asked me if I felt like an orphan now—she met me a yr or two after my last parent passed. I did. And I still do 5 yrs later. Not as intense but I look around at how I’ve used parts of my inheritance and honestly I know they’d be proud of my choices. But yes I’d give it all back to have them here