....that two people like your mother and father found each other. Neither one could check the other because they both had the same defects.
I don't know if I could be as accommodating as you are. I see nothing wrong with cutting people out of my life who take away from my own quality of life just because they are related to me. I've got a sister that I haven't seen in 12 years and don't care to ever see her again. We can't always avoid unpleasantness in life, but I can avoid her. Of course it helps that she's estranged from just about everyone in the family.
I don't see your post as being full of self-pity. Maybe a touch of bitterness, but that's okay. It seems to be warranted.
On the bright side, tomorrow is a new day, and as far as I know, it's not one of these contrived holidays. 
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