This is a really long story. But once you get into it, you learn how to skip over the nonessential parts. It's basically how to protect your property from someone trying to prove you're too incompetent to manage your own affairs.
There are billions of people and a version of normal to go along with each one of them. No two versions are exactly the same. There will be hundreds of thousands of little things that make up your version of normal. With any luck you can find people that have close to the same idea of what normal is that you do. These are your friends. Anyone else you try to tolerate as best you can. .... The exact definition of normal depends on who's running the asylum.
I read the whole thing.It was pretty hackneyed but still captivating.
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DeleteOh man, I have actually thought of that. Fortunately I don't have anybody like children who can have any say over me. I do have a successor trustee in our family trust and have thought about things like this. Although they are great friends and I trust them completely. I think when you get older your attitude changes. You realize you might not have that much time so you start sharing what you have. And of course your heirs think that's crazy because they are still young and selfish and they feel like you are spending their money. I have to say I have gotten more generous. The older I am helping where I can. Thanks, Mike
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