It's been 6 years since I've decided to become estranged from both my parents and my 3 older siblings. I was with a friend and asked her to drive through my old neighborhood and down the street my parents still live on. I kinda explained how i came from a semi prominent family in the neighborhood. My parents own a business and multiple real estate properties in the area. When she stopped in front of the house my dad's truck had 3 flat tires and seemed as if it had been sitting in the driveway for a few months. My mom's vehicle, the same one she's had for 15 years because dad doesn't want to get her another one.

As i sat there and looked out the passenger window i first felt a humbling feeling because clearly my father now being in his mid 70's has ran out of people he can use to do the work for him while he languishes in the spoils. Those days are clearly gone. Then that feeling turned into a slight feeling of anger, because he's clearly the same narcissist now as he was then. He has yet to see his own faults. No inheritance of a paid off house or business or anything like that or of the nature would make me go back because one thing i have now is my self respect.