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I Was Planning My Funeral — I Overheard My Son 'Cheapest Casket'

This is a slow-paced, 90-minute true story told for viewers who enjoy emotional family dramas. If you prefer fast, action-based content, this episode may not be for you. But if you value reflection, storytelling, and quiet intensity – welcome. Margaret was at Riverside Funeral Home on a Tuesday afternoon in October. Pre-planning her own funeral. Being responsible at sixty-eight. The funeral director stepped out to get paperwork. She needed the restroom. Down the hall, second door on the left. The walls were thin. She could hear voices from the consultation room next door. One voice she recognized immediately. Her son David. He wasn't supposed to be here. She'd come alone. Through the wall, his voice came clear and deliberate: "Cheapest casket. More inheritance for us. She won't know the difference anyway. She'll be dead." This true story follows a sixty-eight-year-old retired teacher whose accidental discovery at a funeral home unraveled a plan she never knew existed. Margaret stood in that hallway with one hand on the restroom door handle, listening to her son calculate profit margins on her death. Twelve thousand versus three thousand. Nine thousand more for them to keep. His wife Jessica asking if he was sure. David talking about the POA kicking in, redirecting life insurance, taking the house. All of it. While Margaret stood there frozen, smelling flowers and furniture polish, her own heartbeat loud in her ears. The story traces Margaret's investigation—discovering she'd signed documents she never read six months ago, finding eighty-nine thousand dollars missing from her accounts, learning about David's gambling debts that explained everything. What seemed like helpful estate planning became a countdown she didn't know was running. What looked like a concerned son became someone waiting for her to die so the inheritance could flow. And what sounded like love became a budget meeting overheard through thin walls at a funeral home. But this isn't just about forged power of attorney and stolen money. It's about a mother who'd given her son one hundred forty-five thousand dollars across thirty years—college, down payment, wedding, divorce lawyer. It was never enough. It's about a woman who spent her life avoiding conflict, keeping peace, being the understanding mother. And it's about the moment she heard her son say "she'll be dead" like it was already decided, like she was already gone. Margaret went back to that funeral director's office after what she'd heard. She finished the paperwork. Signed for the casket she'd chosen. The twelve-thousand-dollar one. Paid in full. Because when her time comes, it will be on her terms. Not as a line item in someone else's inheritance calculation. 00:00:00 The Conversation Through Thin Walls 00:03:08 The Mother Who Avoided Conflict 00:09:05 Documents She Never Read 00:15:29 Eighty-Nine Thousand Dollars Gone 00:25:08 When Gambling Debts Explain Everything 00:32:09 The POA She Didn't Know About 00:44:53 Choosing Dignity Over Peace 00:56:48 The Funeral She Paid For Herself 01:03:55 Standing at Sixty-Eight If you enjoy true, reflective family stories, consider subscribing for new episodes dayly. Watch more emotional dramas here:    • Inheritance Battles & Will Secrets   True Stories Now shares long-form emotional family dramas inspired by real events. Each episode is crafted with slow pacing, reflection, and meaningful storytelling – created for viewers who enjoy mature narratives and quiet intensity. New full-length stories every day. This story is inspired by real events. Names, locations, and certain details have been changed to protect privacy. This content is created for storytelling and entertainment purposes only. #truestoriesnow #familydrama #realstories #drama #lifelessons #longformstorytelling