Her stubbornness!

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-30-2007
Her stubbornness!
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Wed, 05-30-2007 - 1:51pm

My parents have vested on lake front property about a mile down the shoreline from their house. My Dad is liquidating his estate early and has presented the lake house as a gift to me and my family. Long story short, IT WILL BE OUR HOUSE and not my parents' even though they would be the 'banker'. Follow? Again, no matter what, my wife and I will own the lake house. My parents have offered to take payments less than the mortgage that I am paying now, after I sell our current house - deal of the century. There are no strings attached and this is a great opportunity to better the lives of my family (wife (12 weeks pregnant.) and 3 year old son). In addition, I grew up on this lake having many memories. My wife feels that we should NOT accept this gift because the lake house isn't being obtained independent from my parents. I feel that we should accept this gift. Do you? Is her stubbornness and independent thinking is getting in the way our son? Yer thoughts please?

How can I convince that this is a great deal?

Thanx!

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iVillage Member
Registered: 05-29-2003
Fri, 06-01-2007 - 9:36am
Yes, I think its an issue.
I live in the midwest where there are lakes and ponds in abundance. In the last 20 years or so a housing boom has occurred around these bodies of water. The homes are huge - between 6,000 and 12,000 square feet. EVERY DAMN YEAR - usually in the summer - we have toddlers drowning in these areas. These children almost always come from careful, attentive families who were confident that precautions were in place.
Having raised three children, and knowing how quickly a youngster can exit a secure home or disappear from a crowd of family members, I personally wouldn't own a home on a body of water until all the children had completed swimming lessons.

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