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Why posthumous giving can feel like emotional manipulation

I want to leave my house to charity when I die but my adult children think I'm doing it to punish them for not visiting enough

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The decision to bypass family in favor of charity carries messages about worth and disappointment that complicate genuine altruism.

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