Blended families come with complicated emotions, especially when money is involved. Harper never expected to be in this position—until her eldest son inherited a large sum from his late father, and her current husband demanded a share for their other child.
This is her story:
When my ex-husband passed away, he left our 15-year-old son $300,000. I’m managing it until he’s old enough, but my current husband thinks some of that money should go toward our 12-year-old’s future.
I said no.
His reaction? “You’re a terrible mother,” he told me. “How can you favor one child over the other like this?” I didn’t answer, but that doesn’t mean I’m backing down.
Here’s the truth: That money isn’t a family fund. It’s my son’s inheritance—something his father wanted him to have. Taking any of it for my younger son would be crossing a line.
But now my husband won’t let it go. He says I’m being unfair, that I don’t care about our younger child. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
So I have to ask—am I really in the wrong here?
