There are possibilities of many vitriols and lurking wrangles among siblings created by the death of one parent due to disagreements on who decides on money and inheritance, which can create family disunity.
According to new studies, the eventual months following the death of a parent are lurked by the dangers of the sisters competing for power and desire to have the final say on the management of the family.
The root of the problems mainly surrounds the needs, including who makes health care decisions for an elderly parent and how to pay for long-term care in case of ailments, alongside unanswered questions related to who heads the family or who takes this property and not.
A story published by PhyschologyToday found that eighteen per cent of respondents interviewed in the book Brothers, Sisters, Strangers: Sibling Estrangement and the Road to Reconciliation reported that their sibling relationships ended at this life stage.
Some of the comments in the book relent on the strained relationships among siblings following the ailment or the death of a parent.
"My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. She received poor care and not much support from my siblings. Finally, mom agreed to get treatment at a leading cancer centre in my city, but it was too late. My siblings blamed me for Mom's death," the respondent said as per PhyschologyToday.
She got power of attorney, and then she took it upon herself to put our father into a memory care facility while I was at work. It devasted my father beyond belief and me. She wouldn't allow me to quit my job to care for him at home. He wants to die at home, but she will not let that happen. For several months, she even kept me from visiting him. I believe she likes her power.
Also, a study published in May explored the experiences of relationships related to sibling rivalry and brothers and sisters estrangement.
Most of them were asked to support those experiencing estrangement.
In their words, most of them described their relationship with their relationship as estrangement, favouritism, abuse, and disputes but
the estrangement between their parents was more common, with most of them describing their siblings as having sided with their parent or having chosen to maintain the parent-child relationship over and above the sibling.