Advice from Annie Lane.
This in regard to one of my relatives. They say money changes people, and in this case, I think it has.
I’m now past 70 years of age. I have a male first cousin near my age. We grew up in the same Midwestern town only a few miles apart. Let’s call him “Frank.” After high school, Frank left the Midwest and moved to California seeking bigger dreams. Having no skills, he worked part-time jobs and eventually found substantial employment. Then with a stroke of luck, he met and married a woman who had inherited a sum of wealth from her family. Together, they began to enjoy a comfortable life.
Frank had always been a genuine person, but after he moved into a higher income bracket, his personality changed from genuine to snobbish. He returned to the Midwest one time to visit and, in front of a group of relatives, bragged of being a “somebody” and referred to me as a nobody. I left the gathering determined not to speak to him again.
At our age, many of our relatives -- uncles, aunts, cousins -- have passed away. Five years have passed, and Frank called me. I believe, now realizing the family is smaller and wanting friendship, that he somehow wants to become friends again. I explained to him that he owed me an apology. He denied this. He wants to sweep the entire incident under the rug as if it never happened. I would not mind rekindling the friendship, but I don’t know how to handle this.
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