The Macbeths continue to cause trouble and it all boils down to my dad's famous loan of a large sum of money to the company he started and which is now run by my two brothers. It was my dad's decision, after his March 2006 surgery, to give each of the three sons $11,000 a year in 2006 and 2007, then divide the balance up for 2008. Dad wanted to pay off any outstanding large debts we might have before he died and this was his solution. Randy and I thought it a generous offer. Not Macbeth, who regards the company's bank account as his personal one. Last July, Lady Macbeth told my dad the money belonged to the company for taking care of him and that started all the current tsuris over these funds.
In August, Macbeth grudgingly turned over $11000 to my dad, which I proposed go to my brother Randy since he needed work done on his house. M told him he'd have another $11000 a month later.
In mid-December our 85-year-old father called me in tears because he'd promised me the $11000 by December, stating that M refused to pay it. I resent Macbeth's humiliating our dying dad. Well, a few days later M came through and my check arrived just before the New Year.
Randy had proposed that the company go to the bank, take out a loan for the full amount, and repay our father, but M went to the bank and only took out a loan for $30,000+ Turns out M needed home repairs so he got his $11000! To help me out of my one debt to the IRS (the reason this loan came to light initially), my dad went to the bank and borrowed $5000 to send me in Jan 2007 since M had only given him $11000.
I hate this nonsense and I hate the bickering about money, so I figured if the company would pay Randy and M $11000 within this year, I'd eat my loss of money to keep peace, write off the debt on the estate, and go on. Since I know how M bullies Randy, and since I know this is the reason I'm the executor of the estate, I figured I'd better guarantee this payment isn't forgotten. Last week I sent my brothers letters stating that if I didn't have proof of the $11000 payment to each of them, I'd add the full outstanding balance of the loan to the estate inventory and divide the balance myself between the three of us. All hell has now broken loose. Again.
Oy!
