What do you think of making a will?
By desteny114
@desteny114 (886)
United States
October 12, 2009 10:16am CST
I know that normally people will make a will when they are over 60 or if they are ill they will do it as soon as they know what they might have and there are others that never do a will. My dad is around 54 years old and he has been talking about making his will for a long time now I think that it has been around 7 years. The thing about his will is that he want to give everything before he dies but he made a will just in case he those not give what he has to us. I got a call yesterday from one of my brother because my dad told him what he had in mind to give to each of us and he want to give me an idea. I don’t know why but I think that is sad to know that he is giving his hard earned lands and things I hope that he is ok and that he would last 50 more years because I rather have him around even if we don’t talk that much.
My dad has always been a hard shell person and when it came to money he would hardly ever give any since he was or is cheap. I do love him even if he was not there all the time since like I wrote before he has a hard shell but I am sure that he has a big heart but he was hurt in life. I am scared to know that there might be something wrong with him and that might be the reason that he is giving his things. I am not sure that if I might get something since what he has is lands for farming and I have no idea what ells. I am so upset about it that I know that I wont be able to take anything from him because it is sad I just hope that it is not true that he is doing that I rather have him sale it and keep the money so he can have a relaxed time going on vacations or what ever he wants.
So my questions to you are, would you make a will? Would you have it read until you die? 
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@ahmaddaoud (3)
• Jordan
13 Oct 09
well its a good idea i think ...at least i am goine to know who is gonna take my money after me
@desteny114 (886)
• United States
13 Oct 09
Yes that is right and hopefully the people that you might live your stuff to will respect your decision. I also hope that in my case everyone will respect what ever my dad decides to do. Also if he decides to not live us anything we should also respect that.
@theweerouss (982)
• United States
12 Oct 09
I think I would make a will. I make sure to name beneficiaries on any bank accounts that I have, but a will would probably be a good idea to back those up, and to leave behind anything that isn't money. Not that I have a whole lot to leave, but the little I do have, I'd want to make sure it ends up in a good place!
@desteny114 (886)
• United States
13 Oct 09
Now that you mentioned that about the bank accounts I am in the process of changing banks and the new bank did not ask me if I want to put beneficiaries in my account. I think that I will have to call and make sure why they did not ask and also see if I can put my kids even I don’t have much but I hope that someday I might have something in there. 
@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 09
Hi desteny114, of course I will make a will. It will give a peace of mind knowing that whatever I have during my lifetime will be given to my children accordingly. We never know when is our callings, so it is better to get everything ready soonest.
@desteny114 (886)
• United States
13 Oct 09
Hi ellie26, we never know when it might be our time so it is a good idea to make a will. The only bad thing about making a will for me I think it would be that I don’t have anything to give but someday I wish I will have something. But not just to give them when I am gone but also something I can share with them during my life.
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
12 Oct 09
Yes my husband and I do have a will and wills are very important. With out a will your property and belongings could go in to probate and the state could take pocession of them and the family will have to go to court and pay court costs to get the property back. I am sure your dad did not work hard his whole life for his property to go to the state. Wills also help keep the family from fighting and tells exactly what they want to go to who.
@desteny114 (886)
• United States
13 Oct 09
Yes you are right it is better to have a will so that the people that you want can have what we might want to give them. But then again I don’t know what might happen if my dad actually those not make a will since I have no idea how we might be when it comes to fight for what might be ours. I don’t like to fight for things but I don’t know about the rest of my family. My dad gave me a piece of land to make my house in but he also gave three of my brothers the same thing but one of my brothers made us sings the paper off and he never gave us a single cent. So far I have not told him anything and I don’t plan to but I do feel bad that he did that to us. 
@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
12 Oct 09
I think that this is a great idea as we never truly know when we may take our last breath! I know this sounds a little like all doom and gloom but we have to face this reality I think! I personally don't have much in the way of possessions but I still think that creating a will is an excellent idea, you don't have to leave it until the very last minute. When you have created a will it certainly makes it easier for the family that you leave behind. It doesn't sound very nice but there are many families that tend to argue about who's getting what and this is highly inappropriate when a family member has just passed away. I think it's best to create one and get this out of the way so that we don't have to worry about that anymore. Andrew
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