Would You Give Your Child Your Toothache?!

Not planning passes on the pain

With the Halloween season fast approaching, I’ve let my mind wander to the “science fiction” realm. Science fiction is one of my favorites, especially since I don’t particularly care for horror films but the adrenaline punch from a scary sci-fi movie is one, I can handle and enjoy. One sci-fi thought that keeps coming to my mind as it relates to what we do here at our firm is the motif of the scary dentist’s office. And what is funny, but true, is that many think getting their affairs in order is akin to going to a scary dentist and putting it off their preventative care as long as possible, until they have an emergency. So many of us do it. We wait until our toothache is unbearable, have an emergency situation, and come flying into the dentist in pain, wanting a quick solution to end the torture.

Can you imagine having a throbbing, unrelenting toothache and wanting nothing but to pass on the pain to someone else? What if your pain hits a max threshold and you hit a magic button to only have the pain transferred. But not until after you hit that button did you realize that the magic pain transferring button transferred all of your jaw-grabbing toothache to your child! That’s not what you wanted to happen!! Yes, you want the pain to go away, but not at the expense of your children?!

Well, that’s exactly what happens when you fail to plan. When you miss out and put off creating a plan for when you are no longer able to feel any pain whatsoever, you have placed all that throbbing pain on the kids you have left behind. Sure! You won’t be around to deal with the aftermath of distributing your assets through probate, but who cares, right?! The pain is not yours to bear anymore, it’s your kids’ pain now. And if you don’t like your kids, then leave things alone and don’t worry about planning, because, as they say, “payback is a…” well, you get my point.

The truth is, like me, you really do love your kids, and your spouse or life partner, and you would NEVER want to put them through the pain and torture of your toothache, much less have them trudge through the pain of having to deal with the probate process. You want to be there for your kids and family and do the responsible things you can in your lifetime, not leave a mess of unplanned intentions that will have to sort out, that might lead to internal family conflicts, fighting and separateness within the family bonds.

Make 2023 your year to get it all together instead. I would be happy to offer you a free consultation to get the process started and leave the science fiction stories to the movie screen.

If you find yourself wanting more advice and information on how my team and I can help you reduce your risks by the end of the year, we are available in person, by appointment or by Zoom. In Central Texas call us at 830-302-4577.