My Stepmother Gifted Me a Filthy Old Couch — I Restored It and Sold It for $5,000, Now She Wants Half

When Nicole’s stepmother, Susan, claimed she had a “priceless” birthday gift, Nicole hoped it would be something thoughtful. Instead, Susan presented her with a stained, smelly, decades-old couch. Knowing that rejecting it would upset her father, Nicole accepted it and took it home. Her initial plan was to throw it out, but instead, she decided…