Jealousy eats away when I think of wedding gifts for my little sister.

“The gift to the bride at the wedding said everything without words about the stepfather’s love for his daughter. I never felt like my father treated me and my sister differently. Now I understand what blood ties mean. After all, he is not my own father, but I did not expect such behavior in old age from him, Nastya said.

A couple of years ago, she passed away. Since then, the stepfather has changed a lot, he married another woman and began to pay much attention to his own daughter. Nastya always called him a father, until she was 10 years old she did not know that he was not her native. And now the woman's tongue does not turn to call the stepfather dad.



My biological father left my mother when I was still a baby. Until I was 10 years old, I called my stepfather, not knowing that he was not my own. When I found out the truth, I wasn’t disappointed. By that time, I was already a bright girl and did not call my stepfather any other way. It would be strange, and it would hurt him. I really felt his attention and care. And when my sister was born – the common daughter of my stepfather and mother – the attitude towards both of us did not change. We received the same gifts and were loved by both mom and dad.



I got married after graduation, my mother gave me a one-bedroom apartment for the wedding. She bought it with money from the sale of her grandmother's house outside the city. At that time it was a luxurious gift, and even now no one would refuse such a gift. Housing is always in demand, and it is a great happiness to live in your apartment when you create your own family.



Mom and her younger sister and stepfather still lived in an old apartment. Later, they bought a three-bedroom apartment in a new building for joint savings, and the old one began to be rented out so that there was passive income.
My mom passed away a couple of years ago. I am still very saddened by the loss of my closest friend. Only then did I begin to notice how distant my stepfather was. I feel with all my being that I am not related to him. This year he proposed to his sister. They got married right away. Of course, her stepfather gave her a place to live.”



He sold the apartment he rented with his mother and bought a new two-bedroom in a new building for a young family. I thought it was his wedding gift. It turned out that Uncle Vova generously for a new car for the newlyweds. He gave the bride the keys. Of course, my sister was squealing with delight.



And I sat there thinking about injustice. After all, from our old apartment, in which we all lived together, I had to get at least a part. This is the house I grew up in, the place where my mom was happy and healthy. But my stepfather told me I got mine when I got married.



It's not very fair. I have a one-bedroom apartment in a new building and a new SUV. I am very happy for my sister, but at the same time I do not understand the behavior of my stepfather. I disagree with the distribution of property. He had no right to do that.”



While Nastya’s mother was alive, her husband supported her and did not show her daughters his true face. Maybe in his old age he decided that he did not have to take care of his stepdaughter, or maybe only now he was able to show his true appearance. In any case, Nastya's frustration is understandable. She was betrayed by a man she trusted, and now she doesn’t know who to consider relatives. It is a pity that relations between relatives are so easily destroyed by property.

In this case, you can demand compensation from the stepfather through the court. After all, the apartment belonged to my mother too, and her older daughter could rightfully get her part. Maybe my mother didn’t have time to make a will, or maybe she relied on her husband’s honesty or just didn’t think she would die so quickly. In the real world, there is little good at all, but how close people behave with us is imprinted for life and can simply break a person. What would you do in Nastya's place?