Why are family such smucks?

Question

My wife grew up in a somewhat dysfunctional unloving family. She's never had much self-confidence because her siblings were always running her down especially one of her sisters. Her own brother even took a belt to her and beat her black and blue when she was just 20 years old. She just recently had cancer surgery and not one of them even called to see how their sister/aunt was doing? What would you do with a family like that? Her sister did call a couple weeks later to bawl her out about something. She's got a great church and the women have helped her alot but her family could care less. What would you do?

Answer 1

Blood relatives aren't always family. My advice is to have her disown them, SERIOUSLY!

I have an older brother who was abusive to me as a child, before I put a good whooping on his *** when I got big enough to defend myself against him, but that did not stop from feuding with me, stealing from me, and pinning the blame of his short comings on me, so I disown him, and haven't speak to him in six years.

Sometimes your real family is friends and a significant other.

Answer 2

wow her family sucks. What did she do to them in the past? is this the full story? But no matter what (kinda) I would of cared about the surgery. Like my uncle because he uses older women for money, a died beat, a loser, and stole from the family no one cares for him.