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Originally Posted by HOZ
Your Mom has a brother....is this a mistype? Because that would make him your uncle's brother and hence your uncle.
WHY would you come on an internet message board to ask, what I would assume to be, this very personal question? Don't trust your family???
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He's not family. Maybe he was at one point, but I feel as much empathy for this guy as any other total stranger. I've seen him about 4 times in the last 10 years.
And I came on here because I was curious. I had already made up my mind before I posted on here.
FTR, I said no to the money. I don't need this guy thinking he did me a favour, and then one day when he's down in the dumps again, comes knocking on my door thinking I'm in his pocket. With most people I'd accept a gift, but a guy like this? No thanks. So my mom's taking the money and putting it in an account along with the money he gave her and her parents so there will be a few thousand left waiting for him after he blows what he's got.
Besides, it's 500 bucks. It would've been a tougher decision if it was 5 grand.