When diagnosed with a terminal illness, many people want to take some of the time they have left to ensure their affairs are in order.

What would you do if your grandma left very specific instructions on who was going to get what, but then a neighbor came over expecting to be able to get items that he and his family wanted?

That is what happened to the granddaughter in this story.

Let’s see how it plays out.

Entitled Neighbor Wants Copy of Grandma’s Will

When my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer she opted for no treatment.

She had watched her husband go through chemo, radiation and surgery and he was miserable the whole time.

She didn’t want that for herself.

Her family supported her.

What a great way to handle things.

Over the next year, she gifted items to family and friends; told us to write our names on the things we want, take what we wanted, etc.

There were conditions: No, you can’t have that, it’s a family heirloom meant to go to Aunt and her kids; or to Dad and his kids.

We all knew what those items were and who they were going to so that was easily settled after she died.

The house was inherited by my father who very suddenly and unexpectedly passed away two weeks later.

The next door neighbor has some nerve!

I inherited the house at that point.

The next door neighbor (we’ll call him Todd) came over several times, upset that he and his kids (21F, 19M) weren’t invited to Grandma’s funeral (there wasn’t one, we were all too busy reeling from my father’s death).

That they weren’t presented with a copy of the will (it only included family members) and he KNEW Grandma loved his kids like her own (she didn’t, she complained about them coming over all the time, stealing her water to fill their pool and she had to tell them to stop calling her Grandma).

He wanted to know if I would allow his kids to go through the house to see if there was anything they’d like to take to remember her by.

Offended that he was offered free stuff?

Okay, first, dude. My grandma died four weeks ago.

And, dude, my dad died two weeks ago.

I thought he was awfully rude but I offered to let them go through the boxes I had packed that I was planning to donate and he was offended!

I mean, mortified!

He said his daughter and son had their hearts set on some items that were family heirlooms and I literally laughed at him.

I explained they were family heirlooms and would be staying with me and two of the items had already gone home with my brother.

Where did he come up with this idea?

He said “My kids were her family and she would have gifted those to them. They should have been included along with everyone else when everything was divided up.”

Keep in mind that none of us knew this guy or his kids other than “the neighbors next door”.

They were never at any family gatherings that were held at her house and the only time I ever heard her talk about them was when she was complaining about them.

Especially when she caught them using BOTH her hoses to fill up their pool and then came over complaining because she had put locks on the outdoor faucets!

Luckily, Todd’s house was in foreclosure and he moved away about a year later.

Wow, these people are crazy.

Let’s see what the people in the comments on Reddit think about them.

People really can be the worst.

This is really good to know.

Sadly, people just want to capitalize on the death of others.

Getting a door cam is a great idea.

This is the way.

How can anyone be so entitled?

If you liked that post, check out this post about a woman who tracked down a contractor who tried to vanish without a trace.