growing up my family was unashamedly dysfunctional, I left home at 18 and stayed away until I was about 23, various ups and downs with them past 2 decades since, but things generally were ok. This past year they have COMPLETELY failed me and have proven themselves to be as worthless and unreliable as they were when I was growing up, I really just can’t even stand being around them at the current time, we did xmas this past Saturday and my wife and I have been duped into trying to make time with them later in the week even though we already had other plans and our days are fully booked. Bunch of f****** narcissists who only care about themselves, with any luck we are leaving the state next year for good so I will only have to deal with them when it is completely unavoidable, and once my parents are gone I am removing myself entirely from this toxic circle of s***. Absolutely ridiculous…..