Or refuse to engage/clear up past problems.

You only have 1 family and it is all you really have on this planet to depend on, or to help.

None of us like to be criticized or judged by family members, but that is the nature of the game when people love and care about you. Sure, they may not always be privy to the correct information and will insult/offend you, but there is a better alternative to "loving them from a distance".

I read an article by a nurse who spoke about people's death bed confessions. She said some of the top confessions were regret at losing touch with family and friends over petty problems.

I don't like everything my family says to me, and I don't like everything they do, but our mom's and dad's fed us, clothed us, and helped us. You think your shitty diaper didn't smell like shit? You think your senseless and immature yammering didn't annoy the shit out of them either?

LOL @ turning your back on the people that bled for you. Smh.

~Experience is the currency of the soul.