I cared for my husband for two years and was given a house, then my mother told me to give it to my brother, and I laughed and replied with three words

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I cared for my husband for 2 years, he left the house to me, my mom told me to give it to my brother, I smiled and replied with 3 words

I used to think that I could give everything for my family, but only later did I realize that my family really just wanted me to give everything without complaint or regret. That made me quite sad. I can take a loss and I do not fuss over things, but I cannot bring myself to keep indulging them without any bottom line, so when my mom once again made an unreasonable demand of me, I firmly refused her.

Our family's financial situation was already poor to begin with. When I was 15, my father had an accident and just passed away like that. Because he had been driving a motorcycle after drinking and broke the rules first, in the end the responsibility was his, so we did not get any compensation. My mom was very grief-stricken, and from then on she especially favored my younger brother. In those years, whenever there was anything good, she would think of my brother first rather than me, and because of that I also suffered some losses. But I also understood how hard it was for my mom to raise me and my brother alone, so I did not take it too much to heart. Later, before I even finished high school, my mom said to let me drop out and work to support the family, and leave the chance to study to my brother, and I agreed too.

Unfortunately, my brother was not cut out for studying at all. He had been spoiled by my mom beyond recognition, only knowing how to eat, drink, have fun, and cause trouble outside, and he also became addicted to video games and gambling. At that time, two men liked me at the same time. To be honest, I liked the other one more, but later my brother owed people money, and my mom came to me crying and asking me to find a way. For their sake, I married a husband I did not like very much and whose health was not very good, but who was financially well-off, and only then did I use the 300,000 yuan bride price he gave to pay off the gambling debt my brother owed. By contrast, my mother did not give me a single cent of dowry, and even said that since she had raised me this long, helping family was my duty.

After I got married, my husband treated me very well, and I gradually fell in love with him too. Our relationship got better and better. But my mom did not give up her habit of reaching out to me because of that. She always asked me for money under all kinds of excuses, but in the end, it was all for my brother. At first I gave it, but seeing that there was no end to it, I gradually became annoyed. Later, when I made it clear that I would not give her money anymore, she switched targets and went to ask my husband for it. Because he felt sorry for me, he gave even more than I used to. After I found out, I was very angry, but there was nothing I could do about my mom.

His health got worse and worse. More than two years ago, his condition began to deteriorate. I cared for him carefully, staying by his side without leaving even a step, but in the end he still left me. To give me some security in the future, before he passed he gave the house to me, and my parents-in-law and sister-in-law had no objections either. He also knew what my family was really like, and the last thing he said to me was that in the rest of my life I had to live for myself, and not sacrifice myself anymore for people who were not worth it. I nodded in agreement through my tears. But not long after he left, when my mom found out she came to my door, and her first words were to tell me to give the house to my brother, saying he had a girlfriend and her family happened to need him to buy a house, and also saying I could just find another man and marry him.

Thinking of how my brother had been utterly disgraceful all these years, and then thinking of my mom's attitude and behavior toward me, and with my husband's dying words constantly flashing before my eyes, I directly said three words to my mom: "In your dreams!" She cursed me for being heartless and ungrateful, and said she had raised me all these years for nothing, but I think I have already repaid her and do not owe them anything anymore. Now I have also come to terms with it. In life, where there are gains there are losses. Although my mom was partial, I gained love, even if it was brief, and I also have a very good relationship with my in-laws, and that is family too. Everyone, do you agree?