When Blood Isn’t Thicker Than Greed…

I used to believe that family would always have your back. That even in tough times, siblings would stick together. But when there’s a will involved – literally- that illusion can shatter like glass on stone.

The Cruelty You Didn’t Expect…

It wasn’t just silence or cold shoulders. It was gaslighting. It was being written out of decisions. It was the slow, strategic erasure of my rights, voice and presence – by someone who used to sit next to me at the dinner table.

The part that still stings? It wasn’t a stranger. It was someone who knew exactly how to hurt me and chose to anyway.

Greed Wearing a Familiar Face…

When money, land or power enters the picture, it can expose something primal in people. Entitlement. Control. A need to win. It’s not about fairness or love anymore – it’s about domination.

I saw more than one sibling transform into something else, cold, calculating, and utterly indifferent to the damage done.

Reflection…

I’ve come to learn that greed doesn’t wear a villain’s mask. Sometimes, it looks like your brother or sister. Sometimes it smiles at you while taking everything it can.

And still, we’re the ones left picking up the emotional pieces.

Lesson of the Day:

Silence is a weapon, too. When someone chooses silence instead of truth, avoidance instead of accountability, they’re not keeping the peace, they’re protecting their power. In families, silence is often used to confuse, isolate or punish. It’s a form of control that leaves you doubting your own reality.But here’s the truth: their silence is not your fault and it’s not your job to break yourself trying to make them speak. Your peace is not dependent on their approval or acknowledgment. You get to move forward even if they never say a word.

Closing Thought

If you’re reading this and nodding, I see you. You’re not alone.

Has greed ever torn your family apart? Drop your story in the comments – I’m listening.