This is completely off-topic but I need to vent. I hate holding in all this stress, especially when pregnant!
So, 6 months ago my dad passed away. He died of COPD at the age of 56. He was divorced from my mother so it was just me and my younger sister left to take care of his estate- he was flat broke, though he had things of value (motorcycle, cars, heavy duty tools, record collections, etc.) We had to pay for his funeral and have been in debt since until the estate is settled with Medicare. A month before he died he started taking college classes at a community college- everything for school was paid for, even his transportation cost, because he was on social security as well.
He has a crazy sister who was really close with him before he died. He never trusted her and neither did my sister or I, she is crazy and selfish but he needed a friend since my sis and I live far away (she 3 hours away and I am cross-country.) He had to sign over one of his trucks to her two years ago when he first became ill so that he could liquidate his assets to get medicare coverage.
Ever since he died she's been telling people that he owed her money- she said she loaned him a thousand dollars "for school" (apparently she doesn't think we know that his expenses for school were completely covered). He didn't need money- he received social security income each month and it was plenty for one person to live on. I know that he was also saving up some money- I talked to him every single day and we would often discuss his finances, etc. I was very close with him.
She wanted to keep the truck as collateral since "he owed her money". We don't believe her but it was titled to her so there was nothing we could do about it. At the funeral she had mentioned wanting some other things- things that their mother had given to him, family heirloom type things. He also had leather jackets and expensive cowboy boots that she liked.
So, fast forward to today when my sister went up to deal with more estate stuff. She got to the house and the truck (that was titled to my aunt) was gone, and someone took the spare key (hidden, but we knew where it was and so did my aunt) and broke into the house and then the garage as well, taking THE EXACT things she had said she wanted AS WELL AS some other sentimental items (boots, grandfather clock, jackets, etc.) Nothing of real value was taken- just sentimental family stuff. Obviously it was a family member who took it, and she is the one who has been going on and on about what "he owed her".
My sister went over to her house to approach her about it calmly, and my aunt lied and blamed it on my uncle (a very honorable man who has been so helpful during this process. He would have never taken anything without permission.) She said she called our lawyer and he said she could take the truck- we called the lawyer and he said he never spoke to her. My sister asked when she took the truck and she admitted to taking it but didn't know when. My sister asked where it was and she said she didn't know. HOW DOES A TRUCK JUST DISAPPEAR? She didn't admit to taking anything, just blamed it all on our uncle, and so my sister asked if she would be able to come inside and look around her house. Bold, but she is her niece so it shouldn't be a big deal, right, especially if there is nothing to hide. She said no.
I'm so mad. We can't get anything back and honestly it doesn't matter but how can someone make up lies like that?! It is so annoying! People are so crazy, selfish, and untrustworthy. It makes me so mad.
Jaimee.
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