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Originally Posted by MysticCat81
I thought about that -- at least that that's how she should have done it -- but went with the OP's statement that she "gave" him the money.
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The word "gave" can take on a lot of meanings when the story is second or third person (or even more degrees removed from reality). If son was made trustee over Thelma's estate, the average person would probably just assume a gift was made, and in some sense, they'd be right. Power over the spending of $2.5 million would seem like a gift to a lot of folks.