Does it make sense for family to steal from one and other?
I grew up very lucky to have enough money.
Mom and Dad took us many places on vacation -
gave us what we needed and tried not to spoil us.
My sibling who wanted to keep this way of life sucked what ever money she could out of my Father. Her husband worked in the family business and while they were supposed to be buying it from him - they never gave him a cent.
Dad would give them money and they would give it back to him. One day they found that the business might not have been worth what my father had originally purposed and spoke about it when possible. They totally ripped him off - never even giving him money.
Finally during this whole thing they were trying
to sell the business. I came to their house for a visit, my brother in law had this business broker over and he approached me. I did not want to talk, however I did and later cried from the depths of hurt, because if the things they were saying.
My sister and her husband have gossiped inaccurately about me too for a long time to many people often poisoning them against me. I am a nice person and have been victimized by them.
Our Mom died and left some money and jewelry to us. I kept mine and wore a beautiful watch to a graduation party where I knew people with a lot of people with money would be. I just wanted to fit in. It was at my sisters house. One of her kids asked to try it on and wouldn't give it back. I had to leave for a flight or I would be late - I asked my sister to hold onto it for safe keeping. BOY is she holding onto it.
Most recently, my brother in law lost his job.
My sister decided to keep the watch I had left at her house for safe keeping - actually she called me to tell me she was selling some jewelry/family items and I knew she did remember it had been mine.
I asked to buy it back because I wanted to help.
Later, She retracted the sale from me saying she wasn't selling it at this time.
I now have severed ties from them and live with a shredded sense of self because of years of back stabbing from them.
Is it normal for my family to act this way? I want to heal from this...