MY FATHER HAD BEEN DEAD FOR LESS THAN THREE HOURS WHEN MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ANNOUNCED THAT MY SISTER WAS GETTING HIS ENTIRE FORTUNE. THE HOUSE. THE COMPANY SHARES. THE INVESTMENTS. NEARLY $4.2 MILLION. THEN HE TOLD ME TO ACCEPT THAT I WAS WALKING AWAY WITH ALMOST NOTHING — AND OUR FAMILY LAWYER STARTED LAUGHING.
MY FATHER HAD BEEN BURIED FOR LESS THAN THREE HOURS WHEN MY BROTHER-IN-LAW STOOD UP IN THE LAWYER’S OFFICE AND ANNOUNCED THAT MY SISTER WAS GETTING EVERYTHING. THE HOUSE. THE INVESTMENTS. THE COMPANY SHARES. NEARLY $4.2 MILLION. THEN HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, “YOU SHOULD PROBABLY START ACCEPTING THAT YOU’RE WALKING OUT OF HERE … Read more