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Originally Posted by ebbomega
True, but I kinda feel sorry for the mom. Sounds like she was basically strung along and didn't have a choice but to follow through with her wacko husband's plan or else she'd be complicit too. At least, I'm willing to bet that's how he convinced her to keep the façade going.... "If you tell anyone, you're going to jail" and whatnot. Combine that with likely bi-polar guilt tripping ("My life is a ruin. If you don't help me I'm through!") and she's in a precarious position. Hard to say what I would do if I were the kids, but I'd like to think I'd keep her at arm's length but slowly bridge communication with the mom. The dad can frankly go to hell.
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I don't know, I think she's the one that got the most out of this deal though.
Insurance doesn't go directly to a "dead" person. While he becomes dead to the world, she gets her mortgage paid off and debts written off allowing her to make profit through re-sell of her home. A "dead" person on the other hand, can't buy or sell a home, nor can he work. He would have to lead a deceptive life that depends entirely on his former wife keeping her mouth shut, and helping him financially.
While she gets to lead an active life and keep in contact with her sons perhaps also engaging in relationships with other men, he on the other hand does not get to have a relationship with his sons anymore, and nor can he have an honest relationship with other women.
I also wonder, since she knew he had proposed to do this beforehand, why didn't she question whether he really did "die" on a canoe ride?
Dec 09, 07
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