Poll of the Day > Do you think your Family can be TORN APART by MONEY???

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according to statistics, 70% of people say MONEY can tear apart a family because greed is more important than blood apparently....

would you say that's true with your family too? do you think money can get between your love for your family?.

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I read "monkeys", I am disappointed, ok?
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Probably, there are some people I wouldn't give anything to so yeah...
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I think 99% of the families can be subject to this.
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Full Throttle posted...

Do you think money can tear your family apart?

Direct close family no. Outside of that absolutely. One of my uncles comes to mind as he insisted my dad took some cash that he offered him and my other uncle accused him of taking some money my nan got for her wake and that apparently the uncle who gave my dad some cash gave him some of that money. I don't take anything they say seriously though as my none direct family are always involved in dramas and talk so much shit. We don't have any bad blood with each other but they are definitely the type that would come sniffing around if they hear money is involved and would get salty if it doesn't go their way as they love drama. There is a reason my dad moved out of that city when he was younger and that was to get away from their constant drama.
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Money can't even lift, brah
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What can't be torn apart by money?

Full Throttle posted...

according to statistics, 70% of people say MONEY can tear apart a family because greed is more important than blood apparently....

Not really greed, but money going one way instead of another creates resentment.
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No. We're pretty close and are more likely to use wealth as a means to support one another than as a reason for conflict.
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My immediate family, no. Extended family, definitely.
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My mom has always prioritized her own wants over the needs of her 6 children and my dad has helped to support that behavior. 3 of my siblings inherited that sense of selfishness for themselves and were each kicked out of the house cause of it. I would say that something like money would certainly tear our family apart, but it's already been torn apart, lol.
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Obviously.
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That's tough to say, I want to say that it would, but I'm not sure. My family has never had much money, but there were a few times when things did improve financially and my family ruined it all. Even though that happened, our relationship didn't change over it.

Some examples... When I turned 18, I got a settlement payment from the car accident that nearly killed us all. I got the largest settlement because I was hurt the worst of everyone involved. So I had to take over payments on the property my parent's were buying at the time, which I didn't mind doing too much since it gave me a place to live. Then my dad secretly told the people selling us the property to sell off the other two parts that went along with the main property(each other property was supposed to go to my brother and me). I didn't even realize that my brother's and my parts were sold until other people started working the fields there. I'd just been giving my dad enough money to make the payments, so he got them reduced by getting rid of 2/3rds of it... He was bleeding me dry and I was too stupid to realize it.

Then one day he came home demanding that I give him $5,000 because he wanted a new horse trailer. I refused, and he literally spent months doing nothing but pestering me and cussing me over that money until I couldn't stand it any longer. I gave it to him just to shut him up, and he bought one that was only $2,400 instead. I asked for the rest of my money back and he just laughed in my face.

Most recently, back in November when I quit my last job, he showed up at my door one day demanding $800 for a car he wanted. I told him to wait till he gets his next check(just a day or two later which would be $700). Instead he pushed his way into the house and started throwing insults about me being greedy and selfish and never helping him. He promised to pay me back with his upcoming check if I just gave the money then. So I did, knowing I'd never see any of it again. He dragged me along to pick up the other vehicle, and he told the people he was buying it from that I was a lazy, worthless, no account leech because I didn't even have a job and he had to "make" me help him.
Anyway, he got the car, and his check the next day, and I got nothing. After a few months of arguing with him, he did give $200 back, but said he didn't feel he owed more than that and that I was an awful son.

So all in all, unless I can grow a spine, he'd absolutely destroy any amount of money we got even if it was some huge payout. He does my mom the same way too. We're just used to it now, so I'm not sure it actually would cause problems or not. Hopefully if I ever come into money again I'd be smart enough to just hightail it away from this place and never look back, that's what my brother did.
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Shit. It sounds like to me you definitely need to cut lose that toxic person that is your father. He's clearly projecting his shit onto you. The difference being you're young enough to do something about it. Don't let him ruin your life anymore.
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Not really. While my family may not be rich, money is not a problem, trying to compete with younger and overachieving sister and being accepted by my family instead of being the runt for being a gamer.
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