annoyed with MY parents (for a change)

linnae939 · March 2013

My parents called me and my brother into their room after family dinner on Sunday to discuss their new wills (pretty much hey, were splitting everything, sign this paper that says we told you) Not a huge deal...I assumed that. BUT my dad made a huge deal that this was just between our immediate family, and not even H could know. WTF He IS part of the family, and this really annoyed me!!! thoughts? Am I crazy, or are my parents (i mean, they are...but in this case, haha)

marriedlady25 · March 2013

I understand why it's offensive to be directly told not to share certain information with your husband as he is YOUR new family. However, this really is none of his business, especially because it's about all of your parents assets which is why they

EastCoastBride · March 2013

Did they divulge their finances to you? If so, then I can kind of see where your dad is coming from.

Just last week, DH sat in on a call w/ our financial planner and his parents to help them get a handle on their finances. He t

linnae939 · March 2013

Thanks for the perspective. I think I was more annoyed about how it was said (like hes not part of the family) rather than the real reasoing behind it. It makes sense that he doesn't really need to know, but the "he's not part of this immediate famil

Kimbus22 · March 2013

I don't know. It will effect YOUR financial future that you share with your DH so I absolutely think it's his business too. I'd have told my parents that I don't keep secrets from my DH, certainly not about finances. I wouldn't bother to