"Your parents and brother shouldn't be angry at you for expressing an opinion they solicited, and it sounds like they're more worked up over the fact that you think your brother should inherit less. I generally think it puts a lot of strain on family relationships if parents try to compensate for disparate outcomes for their children by distributing inheritances unequally, but there are sometimes reasons to do it that outweigh that risk."
A daughter who received less parental support and resources than her brother throughout childhood was asked by her parents how to make amends. She suggested they give her brother no more than 30% of their estate and leave the remainder to her, citing the disparate treatment she experienced. Her parents and brother reacted with anger, calling her selfish and unfair. The columnist validates that the daughter should not be criticized for expressing an opinion her parents explicitly requested, while noting that unequal inheritance distributions can strain family relationships regardless of the reasoning behind them.
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