3. Death
So many family problems can occur from death. As we talked about, inheritance becomes a big issue. This is even more true if only one parent dies and the other parent ends up remarrying down the line. Many people who except to receive their remaining parent 's inheritance can lose everything to the new wife or husband.
My parent 's neighbors dealt with this recently. The husband 's mother passed away and remarried a woman who turned out to be a gold digger. The father changed the will, left everything to her, and died not long after remarrying her. She didn 't give his kids a penny, and that caused not only a lot of stress on the kids, but it also caused a lot of conflict between the entire family on what was right and what was wrong when it came to someone else 's money.
Other problems include:
- Separation of family: Often the person who died was older and was keeping the family together in some …show more content…
In the case of the family members above, the father-in-law approached the husband and declared that it was time they put their differences aside for the sake of the child. The son-in-law agreed, and they shook hands and started respecting each other for their differences rather than hating each other for them.
3. In Blended Families
Lastly, when two people get married bringing their own kids into the marriage, things can get very complicated. Favoritism can occur, resentment can fester, and unhealthy ways of relating to each other can become commonplace.
The way to solve this falls squarely on the parent 's shoulders to demonstrate healthy behavior and lay down the rules to implement a healthy way of living with each other. If they can find ways of making all the kids feel special and demonstrating real family values, such as respect, love, and support, then a blended family can become extremely happy and
So many family problems can occur from death. As we talked about, inheritance becomes a big issue. This is even more true if only one parent dies and the other parent ends up remarrying down the line. Many people who except to receive their remaining parent 's inheritance can lose everything to the new wife or husband.
My parent 's neighbors dealt with this recently. The husband 's mother passed away and remarried a woman who turned out to be a gold digger. The father changed the will, left everything to her, and died not long after remarrying her. She didn 't give his kids a penny, and that caused not only a lot of stress on the kids, but it also caused a lot of conflict between the entire family on what was right and what was wrong when it came to someone else 's money.
Other problems include:
- Separation of family: Often the person who died was older and was keeping the family together in some …show more content…
In the case of the family members above, the father-in-law approached the husband and declared that it was time they put their differences aside for the sake of the child. The son-in-law agreed, and they shook hands and started respecting each other for their differences rather than hating each other for them.
3. In Blended Families
Lastly, when two people get married bringing their own kids into the marriage, things can get very complicated. Favoritism can occur, resentment can fester, and unhealthy ways of relating to each other can become commonplace.
The way to solve this falls squarely on the parent 's shoulders to demonstrate healthy behavior and lay down the rules to implement a healthy way of living with each other. If they can find ways of making all the kids feel special and demonstrating real family values, such as respect, love, and support, then a blended family can become extremely happy and