An emotional account of betrayal in the family by a lady and the difficulties it has brought about have generated conversation online. Her story started when she found out her wealthy husband had been unfaithful. She forgived him in spite of the pain, wanting to save their marriage, particularly for the benefit of their unborn child. She had to decide to divorce her spouse because of his continued adultery. But the cost of this decision was high; she lost custody of their daughter, who cut all contact with her mother due to her father’s influence.

A turn of events came years later when the daughter, now struggling financially because of her father’s own problems, contacted her mother for help. The mother was divided by this sudden reunion between her want to help her daughter and her doubts about the veracity of her daughter’s motives.

Worse, the mother revealed a clause in her will that said she would lose any right to her inheritance, which had been set aside for her goddaughter, if she gave her daughter any financial support. The family was further riven by this disclosure, with charges of partiality and poor parenting leveled.

Turning to the Reddit community for advice, the woman struggled to protect her own financial and emotional health while yet helping her daughter. This difficult scenario begs reflection on subjects like family dynamics, parental duties, and forgiveness. Would you counsel her in any way?