The root of the problem...

So, after much thought throughout the course of the day, I was able to narrow down the issue of my anger over one of the family issues I blogged about last night to a single cause.....manipulation. It infuriates me that family would condone manipulation to achieve a desired goal. I'm speaking of manipulation of a person...which can also be called emotional blackmail. I despise manipulative people. I am unable to give them even the smallest grain of respect because a person of that nature leads a life filled with deceit. He or she is untrustworthy in my eyes. I believe in freedom of choice in every aspect of life. If I make the wrong choice, then I accept the consequences.

So, now maybe I can put this to wrest and focus on other things.