Annoying Relatives(And The Big Picture)

First and foremost this is for some good friends who are sorely in need of a parable.Secondly this post has nothing to do with my life now.But it has a lot to do with friends who may have left home without seeing the big picture.
I had an Aunt once.When I lived with her and my Grandma and other aunts and my uncle I felt that each encounter with her was akin to Chinese water torture.She was judgemental and had a superiority complex that would have been palpable were she not 4 years older than me.I believe that in the time we were together I suffered socially as my friends were afraid of her and my self esteem took a serious beating.As time rolled on I took comfort in the fact that the rest of my family was a gift from God and no amount of quibbling from and about her would change that.In time she and I had a massive blowout which ended up with the two of us locked in a room until we worked out our differences.I found that her toughness was her way of getting me to avoid a lot of pitfalls.That her superiority play was to challenge me mentally.She had a major impact on my life after that and I swear there were times I wish she was around to kick some sense into me.I loved her with all my heart after that.I lost her last year.She died at 50 from cancer.I spoke with her days before she left this plane.And it was almost comforting.But I will go to my maker knowing that I never said enough to her about how my life was impacted.

Some of you are in this position now.The angry kid and the aunt.And you want to book out the door.And I implore you.Yes,there are those who do not want you with that aunt.For their own reasons.But are those reasons enough to leave home?

Please know that my reasons for this are selfish too.You are people that I love and I don't want to head for the house knowing you are not there.

Just think about it