You are so blessed to have good parents. It’s incredible how many problems today stem from people raised in broken families or by parents who are mentally or physically abusive. Having decent, hard working, loving and supportive parents gives you such a head start in life, even if you don’t always agree with them.

As for your cousin, I hope both of you can return to being on friendly terms but he’s going down a dark path that leads to anger, resentment and self-loathing. It’s very difficult to reason with someone like this; they have to want to change. Sometimes the best thing you can do with people like this is just be good to them and set an example. This often leaves an impression far more powerful than a logical argument.

You are so blessed to have good parents. It’s incredible how many problems today stem from people raised in broken families or by parents who are mentally or physically abusive. Having decent, hard working, loving and supportive parents gives you such a head start in life, even if you don’t always agree with them.