Ink and the others here.......
Christ sakes my family, (My mothers side) tried to make me HATE my Dad and his side of MY family, turns out their drama was to make me something I'm not, nor EVER will be, and they're still that way even today. sadly, like Ink said, I had to cut off some of them due to the I just can't stand the bullshit anymore.........Its sad to have to say it that way, but Ink, your right it is like Gangrene, you remove it, to not infect any further then it already has......
AND not being a Bible thumper here, BUT it speaks of things such as to have you sin, if it does, and or causes a lot of strife in ones life to fall back onto Sin, your to remove it, or cut it loose......SO.....
My wife's family couldn't understand and still don't why I don't "bother" them, my Mother-in-law can't understand why I don't have anything to do with her or her one Son, my youngest brother-in-law, but hes out for him ,and has a seriopus drug problem (that she won't admit he has) and wonder why I want nothing to do with it? I mean **** he came to my house after my open heart surgery to see if MY wife would get into my pain meds and sell him some to make some household money when he thought, I was getting no income at all.. little did he know, I was OK and have survived, BUT right now its tight, and all but with my Health, I'm waiting on my income tax return to get me out of some crap that stacked up and once that happens all will be better again, a few last medical bills that I just didn't have enough to cover but outside of them, I'm good......
Anyway, that's the type crap I want nothingto do with and will avoid it at all costs......... meaning, that if my Wife has to go to HER family reunion, alone, she WILL. Same for my own family's reunion,. I too don't like Drama, nor anything to do with it....