We don't know why Matt Topham and his mother Julie Gamble haven't spoken for years.
We do know that Ms. Gamble picked a really, really, really bad time to attempt a reconciliation.
After her son won E54 million in the lottery.
According to Ms. Gamble, the two hadn't spoken since 2004, when the Topham marriage fell apart. Matt went with his dad, but it wasn't a case of a teen-aged boy needing a father's guidance. His mother lived down the street and he could have maintained a relationship with ease---if there'd been any desire on his part to do so.
Julie Gamble watched her son win all that money and for some reason she thought it was a brilliant time to sit down and pen a three page letter. To better set the table, she stated clearly that she had always wanted a relationship with her boy, just in case he might be thinking she was asking after money.
Whether or not Matt got that far in his reading, if he read it at all, is unknown. His reply wasn't particularly warm, in that it was addressed to "Julie" and not 'Mum".
As for the reconciliation, well, good luck with that.
Mr. Topham and his fiancee are not going to have anything to do with Julie Gamble in the future. She won't be seeing any future grandchildren and she's not welcome in their lives at all.
She wasn't invited to the celebration party, either. It was held at Matt's dad's house.
Perhaps if she'd started the reconciliation business a little earlier?
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