Mother SLAMS her teenage daughter as 'selfish' for refusing to share 'huge inheritance' left to her by her late dad with her stepsiblings

A teen has revealed she plans on keeping a large inheritance for herself despite pleas from her mom and stepfather to share some of the money with her siblings.

The 17-year-old girl took to Reddit's popular Am I The A**hole (AITA) subreddit to ask people's advice about her situation.

'AITA for refusing to share my huge inheritance with my stepsiblings?' she asked.

She went on to explain that she'd just found out her dad left her 'a lot of money in a trust.'

A teen took to Reddit to ask if she'd be in the wrong for keeping a generous inheritance to herself - rather than sharing it with her cash-strapped mom, stepdad and stepsiblings

Her biological dad had passed away from cancer a decade prior (stock image) 

'Like it's such a crazy amount that I didn't really believe it at first. But it's true,' she said. 

Her dad, who'd passed away from cancer a decade prior, had himself inherited the wealth from two of his uncles.

'My parents were separated but not legally divorced when my dad was sick/died. But they weren't living together or a couple for year,' she further explained. 

Her mom, who learned of the money after reading the letter, initially insisted on coming with the original poster (OP) to meet a lawyer - and eventually came to light that the mom was expecting her to share some of the funds with her stepsiblings.

'When my mom learned about the money she told her husband and suddenly the money became a very touchy subject', the OP, who can't even access the money until she's 19, explained.

'My mom and her husband want me to share the money with my stepsiblings (14, 8 and 7).

'The money is enough where even if I pay for college and buy a house I would have money left. The way the trust works I was told it's also getting interest, which my dad had intentionally set up.'

She went on to explain that her mom and stepfather had 'struggled financially for years' thanks to his custody battle with one of his kids' moms as well as the youngest child having 'medical issues.'  

'Between everything money was tight. We live paycheck to paycheck and I work to make my own life a little more comfortable,' the teen explained.

'But we had no college savings or anything before this. My mom and her husband drained their own bank account to keep a roof over our heads.

'This has all been brought up to me as a good reason why I should do this. My mom told me it was selfish for dad to put it all away solely for my future and he should have been thinking about raising me as well.

'She told me I might not call her husband dad or his kids my siblings, but we are a family and that this family has been through so much together and we have struggled for so long, that it would be so good and generous for me to do this.

'I told her it's not like I can access the money now. She said no, but when I do, I should set up accounts for my three stepsiblings so they have a better chance at college and if not college, the chance to have a help start in life.

'Despite all their trying to talk me into it, I said no. I told them I wasn't going to share the money. My mom was SO mad. But it was nothing compared to how mad her husband was. They told me to quit being selfish and start acting with compassion.'

She then prompted Reddit to assess whether her decision to keep her inheritance to herself made her the a**hole.  

Commenters widely agreed that the teen was NTA - that is, 'not the a**hole'

Commenters overwhelmingly deemed her NTA - that is, 'not the a**hole.'

'NTA. So your mom's new husband is mad you aren't giving money to his children with your mother? This money came from your father. That was not their father, it was yours. This is whom your father wanted the money to go to. Explain to your mother that if they are going to punish you for doing exactly what your dead father wanted they can go fly a kite,' one commenter reasoned.

'Mom should also ask her new husband to stay out of it. He isn't your father.'

'NTA. You didn't choose how your dad set up the inheritance, and they're not his kids', a second pointed out. 

A third made the following argument: 'NTA: if your mom and step dad were good parents, that's great. If you want to help them out, you can. But you're not at all obligated and its not their money.

'Your dad intended you to have it.

'You don't say how much it is but even if it funds a house and college that doesn't make you wealthy. Just comfortable.

'Money goes fast once you start spending it. And it does even faster if you give it away.

'Do with it whatever you want. But do not do anything with it just out of guilt. If you share it, it should be something you WANT to do. You say you don't want to. So don't.

'Assume your mom and stepdad might not be supporting you more than the minimum from now on, but that's okay, that in and of itself helps the other kids.'