Two: before you sell your house, read what they put in front of you at the closing table. In August of 2022, four months after I buried my husband, my son handed me a gift letter at a title company and I signed it without reading one line, because I was sixty-nine and grieving and because he’s my son. That letter said I had no interest in that property and expected nothing back. Thirty-eight thousand dollars, gone, legally, correctly, with my own signature on it. If you are putting money into a child’s home — and most of us will — have somebody who is not in your family read the papers out loud to you before you sign. One afternoon. Four hundred dollars. It is the cheapest thing you will ever buy.
My Son Flew His Family To Hawaii For Thanksgiving And Left Me Behind With A Note On The Refrigerator
