{"id":669935,"date":"2026-01-02T23:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/669935\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T23:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:04:14","slug":"a-student-befriended-a-woman-in-a-retirement-home-so-the-woman-left-her-a-large-chunk-of-inheritance-money-instead-of-giving-it-to-family-members-twistedsifter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/669935\/","title":{"rendered":"A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members \u00bb TwistedSifter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-688444\" class=\"wp-image-688444\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"young woman with older woman\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" title=\"A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/coclcc.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-688444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shutterstock\/Reddit<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AmItheAsshole\/comments\/bt38hw\/aita_for_taking_an_inheritance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s gotta be a<\/a> weird feeling when you inherit money from someone you\u2019re not related to and it comes as a total surprise.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what happened to this person and they took to Reddit to talk all about it!<\/p>\n<p>Check out what they had to say.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAround 5 years ago while I was at school I did a class trip to a retirement village and had to \u201cwork\u201d there for a few days to get a certificate.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They really hit it off.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I met a woman there and we became friends. From that point on I visited every month and took her out as often as I could. We went shopping saw movies and I had to take her to the hospital on occasion.<\/p>\n<p>She loved me like a daughter, she had kids but they never visited or called her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wow!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>She passed away a few months ago and I found out that most of her money\/things where going to her church, but she had left me $10,000 to help with university costs. I cried for a whole day when I found out.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Her real family found out and have been telling me I do not deserve it and I need to give it back to them.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been refusing and they are now considering getting a lawyer involved.<\/p>\n<p>AITA for not giving it to them?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reddit users spoke up.<\/p>\n<p>This person said they\u2019re NTA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-688218\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 12 12 at 1.15.43 PM A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" width=\"800\" height=\"605\" title=\"A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-12-12-at-1.15.43-PM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>Another Reddit user agreed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-688219\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 12 12 at 1.15.55 PM A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" width=\"800\" height=\"1043\" title=\"A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-12-12-at-1.15.55-PM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>This individual shared their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-688220\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 12 12 at 1.16.04 PM A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" width=\"800\" height=\"703\" title=\"A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-12-12-at-1.16.04-PM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>Another person spoke up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-688221\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 12 12 at 1.16.10 PM A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" width=\"800\" height=\"597\" title=\"A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-12-12-at-1.16.10-PM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>And this reader chimed in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-688222\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 12 12 at 1.16.24 PM A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" width=\"800\" height=\"853\" title=\"A Student Befriended A Woman In A Retirement Home, So The Woman Left Her A Large Chunk Of Inheritance Money Instead Of Giving It To Family Members\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2025-12-12-at-1.16.24-PM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>Kindness can pay off!<\/p>\n<p>If you liked that post, check out this post about <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/2023\/12\/rude-customer-asks-for-an-inedible-ingredient-in-their-order-and-a-pizza-employee-maliciously-complies\/?utm_source=IN-ARTICLE&amp;utm_medium=IN-ARTICLE&amp;utm_campaign=IN-ARTICLE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a rude customer who got exactly what they wanted in their pizza<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shutterstock\/Reddit It\u2019s gotta be a weird feeling when you inherit money from someone you\u2019re not related to 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