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If your son was a super wealthy multi-millionaire and lived in LA or New York, but he wasn’t famous and wasn’t close to your family members (brothers, nephews, nieces, etc.), would you tell them? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 day ago by PixelNomad@sopuli.xyz to c/hypotheticalsituation@lemmy.world

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Me personally, a lie by omission is still a lie, and hiding and keeping secrets from your family is wrong. I get that the son in this scenario could keep his wealth private from his extended family members if their situation is like mine—I only see my family, like my uncle and cousins, once a year, and that’s it, and we barely talk on the phone or social media. I don’t even follow them. But if my son got wealthy somehow, it would be morally wrong not to tell them.

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

would you tell them your son is rich?

Hell no! That's not your information to share. That's your son's information. If he wants it shared, he'll share it.

Alternatively, if you are actively trying to have your son cut you out of private information he shares with you, this would be the fastest way to do it. Sharing that private info would be a betrayal of the trust he has with you.

Me personally, a lie by omission is still a lie, and hiding and keeping secrets from your family is wrong.

You...don't think you're allowed to keep anything private from your family? That is bizarre to me. I'm sure I could prove this wrong by asking you a few extra question about his knowledge of you, but I don't want to press this point.