Respect for your elders, right?

So here's my conundrum. You're supposed to respect your elders, right? Especially if they are family. Then it's double respect. But, what if someone is so awful...so mean and nasty that they don't deserve the respect that you'd show a bug?

Can you help it that your family member is so awful? No. Can you help it that you're related to them at all? Usually, no. But where do you draw the line. Do you suck it up because you're supposed to? If someone is all alone in this world you feel sorry for them. If they're all alone in this world because they alienated themselves, then you shouldn't feel sorry for them, in my humble opinion. Now, the way I see it, you can't leave them to the wolves. But you also don't have to continuously show them sympathy and respect when they do nothing to deserve it.

I'm sorry, but if you can't treat others with a little dignity - a little humanity, then you'll get very little in return. And if you're narcissistic and think you are OWED all these things, then let me tell you: you need to get to a psychologist - STAT. Get some help. Get some drugs. Get off your high horse and MAYBE you'll earn your family back.

Just saying.