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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Mission-Victory-3775 on 2023-10-06 22:17:10.
I 36 female have a brother Keith (34) and a sister Ashley (22).
Keith and I have the same mom and dad. Our parents divorced when we were 7. Our dad married our step mother and Ashley is my dad and step mothers daughter. Ashley is technically my 1/2 sister but she is my best friend and I love her more than anything. Keith and I have never been close despite having the same parents.
My dad bought his house with my step mother when I was 18 and Keith was 16. I have no sentimental attachment to the house since I didn’t live in it long and my sister lived there her whole life. My brother was never really close to our dad and always said he disliked our dad.
My step mother passed away a few years ago. Our father passed away this year from cancer. Ashley and I helped take care of him so Keith already knew his portion of the estate would be much less. Our father left Keith 10% of the estate, me 45%, and Ashley 45%.
Ashley is still in college. Keith is working and traveling. I am happily married to my husband and we are not struggling by any means.
My husband and I talked and told Ashley we’d make our guest bedroom into a room for her so she always has somewhere to come home to during college breaks. And my husband told me he promised my father we’d pay for the remainder of Ashley being in school as long as she has good grades. (My father paid for Keith and I to go to college and had the same plans for Ashley)
My husband and I also decided that we don’t need the money from my fathers estate so my portion could go to Ashley for her to have some money when college ended. She could also decide to keep the house and live there (my husband said we could buy out my brothers 10% if she couldn’t).
Keith found out about this and has completely flipped out. He doesn’t think it’s fair we’re giving this much to Ashley. He’s told our mother how I’m a monster of a sister and don’t care about him. My mother has taken his side and said I’m favoring Ashley and could have divided it between her and Keith. Ashley is 22 and Keith is 34. They’re at different parts of their life and Keith and I still have at least one parent.
I’m getting texts from family and friends that Keith has told saying how awful I’m being to him. So AITA for doing that?