Men that are butes, and abusive don't deserve any respect. Sadly, most who abuse or bully, were themselves abused and bullied. As far as my family goes, i am 12 miles away, now, and don't have to be there everyday, thank God. But, my dad is still my dad, and though i stay away most of the time, my conscience won't let me totally abandon the miserable man. Remember "Sanford and Son"? Fred was a real jerk of a dad to Lamont, always calling him Dummy. There is a lot of Sh_t in this lousy world and life, we do have to put up with, unfortunately. To have an easy life,is too be spoiled, and not build as much character. Building character, is the purpose of life, not just having fun, but it is nice to have some fum sometimes.