Family Secrets and Inheritance Struggles: Navigating Betrayal and a Fractured Bond

My husband and I never wanted kids, but at 40, my mom threatened to disinherit me unless I had a child. I gave birth to a daughter, whom my mom largely raised. After my mom’s death 15 years later, I discovered her valuables missing and a note in her jewelry box: “I had to choose the right person…” The will revealed my daughter inherits everything at 18, in three years, while I’m limited to $1,000 monthly for her expenses. My

daughter already knew, as my mom had told her. Reflecting, I see my mom resented my rejection of the family business and used me to produce a grandchild she could shape. I feel betrayed but lack a close bond with my daughter to seek her support. I had my daughter to appease my mom, who always viewed me as a failure, not for money. How do I navigate this situation? —Delilah