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[quote=Anonymous]My parents, who are in their late 60s, have unfortunately become "angry victims." They've sort of always been this way, but as they get older, it's gotten worse. They live very comfortable lives, have amazing pensions, could pretty much do as they please for the rest of their lives. Still, the way they act, you'd think they spent their lives in a miserable, war-torn country watching their enemy burn down their homes and publicly execute everyone they know. To make it worse, they have a racist streak and blame minorities for "the way things are." I'm so sick of hearing it.  It's gross; if they're not happy at this stage of their lives, the only people they should blame are themselves for dropping out of college and not being brave enough to change jobs, move to a new neighborhood, etc.

Alas, it's yet another holiday with them and I'm so close to telling them to shut the he$$ up. How do you tell elderly people to grow up and be happy with the good fortune they've had in life for once? I just can't deal with it anymore. I've tried to tell them nicely that I'm not interested in their rantings, I've done the look through them with a blank stare and changed the subject to food...  I'm thinking I'm going to finally lose it on them this Christmas. I'm tired of hearing them refer to themselves as "good people" when in fact they are not "good people."[/quote]

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