Friends that you had to let go.

My step son is another one, he has told his mother on more than one occasion that he wishes her dead. In fact the last conversation ended with him saying that she could "just **** off and die already".
He blames her for everything that isn't perfect in his life. Pathetic.
I've seen that too. Dysfunction that not only looks, but completely unnecessary. I'm willing to bet this individual has other issues too, other than family conflict. It's almost as if the "Conflict" is a symptom. No matter how overbearing a close family member may be. There is almost always a flip side to that coin.

And of course the rest of us have to hear, over and over again.