Then there's the other side of your words.  The ones that imply that I think I am better than everyone else because I am a success.  I didn't always make wise choices and I've had my fair share of heart break but I learned as best I could and actively tried to pursue a future that didn't include making the same mistakes again.  I never claimed to be perfect, nor do I claim to hold any accomplishment titles that you do not.  I just try to live my life in the most productive fashion I can muster and along the way, I help out when I can.  Deep down, I understand that your projections onto me stem from a place of misguided anger and resentment but you have to know that by making me feel rejected because I am doing alright for myself, it only pushes me further away from you.