No, they can't stoop to the level of being on even ground with someone they believe they are way above.

We took my dad black Friday shopping yesterday to buy a big TV. He got a 65in for $300. My husband and I were smiling ear to ear, we were so happy he got this, we enjoyed taking him there to buy it, my husband wanted to buy it for us but we don't have room for it, I said where are you going to put it in the garage????

We went to his house and set it up. After we set it up, it's a saying in our culture, when someone gets something new we say, "with goodness use this/wear this drive this" It's like a blessing. and his response is supposed to be "may you have something even better then me" My dad couldn't say it, he fumbled it up and said thank you I will enjoy this to it's fullest. lol

They don't have it in them to wish any goodness on anyone. There is no equal footing, we will never have anything better than what they have. LOL including the house full of mice my dad lives in. We set traps for him everywhere only to listen to him blame one of my kids for letting them in because we open and close his door. My husband has been holding back and biting his tongue to not tell him off because he's my dad. Nothing is ever their fault, they don't have to forgive you because they are like Gods, we will never have anything better than them and they will never hope that we do! lol