Dear LK: I cared for our dad. Now my greedy siblings want the inheritance

Life Kit

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🗓️ 20 October 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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She cared for her stepdad through illness and death. Now she's disheartened that her siblings only seem to care about the inheritance. Financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin weighs in.

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0:00.0	Today on the show, I was the only one who really cared for my stepfather.
0:05.0	Should all my siblings receive the same inheritance that I do?
0:08.0	Dear Life Kit.
0:09.0	Dear Life Kit.
0:10.0	Dear Life Kit.
0:11.0	Dear Life Kit.
0:12.0	I have a question for you.
0:14.0	This is Dear Life Kit, from NPR.
0:17.0	How can I become a better caretaker?
0:19.0	How do I deal with my parents' unrealistic expectations?
0:22.0	And we're getting personal.
0:25.0	I'm catching feelings for someone, but they're married.
0:29.0	I'm your host, Andy Tagle.
0:31.0	Every episode, we answer one of your most pressing and intimate anonymous questions with expert advice.
0:36.0	In this case, the letterwriter really is using money as a proxy for love.
0:42.0	Today's expert is Lindsay Bryan Podman.
0:44.0	Lindsay is a social worker, turned certified financial therapist, host of the Mind Money Balance podcast,
0:49.0	and author of the book, The Financial Exile Eritage Solution.
0:53.0	Yes, please Lindsay.
0:55.0	Today, Lindsay is here to help us with a thorny question about family money and what it says about family values.
1:00.0	Stay tuned.
1:02.0	Okay, Lindsay, here is our question.
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