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Some family drama has thorns. This one had roses too.

One sister did the work while the other mostly complained.

So she claimed one sentimental prize.

See why that rose bush still makes her smile.

Thorn in my side? I’ll take your rosebush.

My mother died 2 years ago.

She left my sister and I a house to sell and share in the proceeds. It was in need of a lot of repairs.

I tried to work out the details with my sister, but she was always busy, couldn’t afford the repairs and made no efforts to assist in the renovations.

Eventually, the repairs were done.

I took out a loan and it took 6 months to get it ready to sell.

She disagreed with everything and wanted to cut corners and get a quick sale.

A lot of the fixes were safety items from the home inspection, but also aesthetic improvements to get the best price for it.

After it was finally done, I got it on the market. It sold in a month and I couldn’t have been happier to get this whole episode behind me.

There was one thing the sister wanted.

After my mother died, my sister mentioned she wanted to dig up a rosebush, that had been brought from our homeland by my grandfather.

I thought no more of it, as I focused on house repairs.

She’d had months to dig it up, but hadn’t gotten around to it..

A week before the deal closed, I went to the house and dug up the bush.

Will the sister notice what happened?

I pruned off a branch and stuck it into the earth. I took it home and found a nice place for it in my garden, where I could see it every time I came or left home.

At this point, and for many other reasons, my sister was dead to me.

I still smile every time I see that bush.

I only wish I could have seen the look on her face, when she finally got over there to dig up that bush.

Probably a priceless look… worth way more than the house itself.

Let’s see what the comments on Reddit think here.

One person says, you should pay YOURSELF back.

This person says, family isn’t always golden.

Another person suggests that OP stole the rosebush from the buyers…

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Another person says, good job.

She spent months fixing and preparing their late mother’s house while her sister contributed little beyond criticism.

Before the sale closed, she dug up the family rosebush her sister had repeatedly failed to collect and planted it at home.

Petty revenge really does smell sweeter with roses.