My SIL Demanded I Give My Late Son’s College Fund to Her Son

Clara continues to fiercely protect her son Robert’s memory five years after his death. Unaffected since his death, the college fund established for him prior to his birth through donations and sacrifices has grown into a revered representation of hope. Clara and her husband Martin have endured years of heartache and failed attempts to conceive another child in silence, while Robert’s dream of becoming an astrophysicist is now only a memory.

The calm at Martin’s birthday dinner is broken when his sister Amber boldly demands that her son Steven receive the remaining college funds. She argues that the money is being wasted and supports her request by citing Clara’s advanced age and infertility. When Jay, their father-in-law, reveals that Amber had previously used Steven’s own money on a Disney vacation years prior, Clara and Martin are stunned into silence.

Jay reveals Amber’s arrogance and her inability to hold her son responsible for his subpar academic achievement. He reminds her that rather than being a convenient backup plan, the fund was a long-term investment that was created out of love and purpose. Amber is humiliated by the altercation, and the rest of the family is left in tense silence. Then, with a voice steady with strength and grief, Clara speaks.

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