AITA because I am forcing my parents to choose between two options they loathe.
Facing a harsh medical diagnosis, she embraces her fate with a quiet strength, determined to protect the future of her family.
In the midst of this personal storm, she confronts painful family fractures, where love and loyalty have been strained by addiction and neglect.
Her heart aches for her nieces, caught in the crossfire of broken promises and fractured faith, as she battles a system that favors tradition over her genuine care.
This is a story of resilience, sacrifice, and the fierce love that drives her to fight for the ones she holds dear, even when the odds are against her.
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The individual facing a serious medical prognosis has finalized their will, prioritizing their husband and children while setting aside specific funds for their nieces' education, explicitly bypassing their parents and problematic brother.
The central conflict arises from the OP's firm boundary setting—using their assets to support their nieces' future education under specific conditions—which directly clashes with the parents' expectation of receiving unconditional financial support to cover current caretaking expenses.
Given the family's history of enabling the brother and the parents' resistance to the OP taking custody, is the OP justified in using their final provisions to secure their nieces' educational future while simultaneously enforcing consequences on the irresponsible family members, or are they ethically obligated to provide unrestricted financial aid to the current caregivers (the parents)?
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