Dad Kicked Mom and Me Out of the House to Live with His Mistress – 20 Years Later He Wanted My Inheritance
I was 11 when my dad chose his mistress over us, throwing Mom and me out of our home. We struggled, but Mom built a cleaning business from nothing. By the time I graduated, we had a real house, a thriving business, and a life we earned.
Two years ago, Mom passed, leaving me everything. Then Dad showed up at my door, smiling, claiming it all belonged to him. “Of course, Dad,” I said, hiding my anger.
The next day, he walked in expecting to take it all. Instead, two attorneys told him he owed 20 years of unpaid child support—$68,000—and had no claim to my inheritance.
“You stopped being my father the day you chose Paula over us,” I said. “You have 30 days to leave.”
Later, at Mom’s grave, I whispered, “You would be proud, Mom. Dad got what he gave us: nothing. And I have everything he tried to take—because I earned it.”
Sometimes the best revenge isn’t revenge at all. It’s just living well.
