Learn to walk away - it's not worth the battle

Ask yourself this, if they were not your father, your mother, your sister, your brother, your son, would you have anything to do with them if it were not for the blood connection? Are they actually your friend? Do they call to check you are ok? Are they interested in your life? How do they show their love for you? Ask yourself this, if you met them as a stranger - are they “your person”? Would you be good friends or are they that type of person you can’t wait to get away from ? If so, why bother, why keep going back for more? Just because you are connected by blood doesn’t mean you have to put yourself through emotional turmoil trying to create something that’s never going to be there. It’s their loss. You've tried. You know you are a kind person, you know you loved them, that you were proud of them and all they’ve achieved. All you wanted was their love and support. You wanted to make them proud of you but no matter how hard your tried, they always had the ability to make you feel bad about yourself, to push you away, to make out you are the problem. It’s not worth the heartache. You deserve far better. They aren’t your people. Learn that blood doesn’t always signify compassion, empathy, support or love. Learn to walk away.