any of you guys curious how underclass behavior develops among

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Your uncle sounds like my Dad’s younger brother. My Dads brother had the same exact life story (besides being married) and not doing drugs (as far as we know). He was eight years younger than my dad and was eleven younger than my Aunt. Anyway, he told my Grandma and Grandpa around 1997 that they would need to pay him $10,000 to stay in their lives. He took the money and only contacted them every couple of months, despite the fact that he lived one county over. My Grandpa (God rest his soul) passed away soon after. Around 2000, my Grandma bought him a beautiful piece of property along the Intracoastal Waterway that is now worth millions. He still continued to be a dick to her, and when my Grandma sold the property, she continued to fund his life. Around 2003 he finally quit on our family. He made another demand for money (which my mom counted out in bed one night for several hours) before finally cutting of us completely. I myself last talked to him over the phone in 2003. Every letter my Grandma sent was returned unopened, unless he knew it contained a check, in which case he would cash it and decline to respond. He refused to take her phone calls, and when he did pick up, he was horrible to her. His last conversation with my grandmother, which was held in early May, he picked up by saying “You’re still alive!?” I am not kidding. My Grandma died at age 88 on May 10th. He was not invited to the funeral, and I think he was notified a few days after. Needless to say, people like my Uncle Steve (and your Uncle) are the scum of the earth.