Define me a word please...

[speckledhen]

Being family, adopted or blood, gives no one special priviledges to abuse you and wipe their feet on your soul. I know family. I am adopted. I found my biological family. I know the dysfunctions of both. I have two biological sons. One I cannot associate with currently for my own self-defense, my own protection. You should do what is right, always what is right, no matter what the consequence, no matter what "family" you lose, IMO. You have my sympathies with your situation and I hope you and your nephew can come through the other side with little damage.

 

[birdnutz]

I have had a member of my family wish me dead. I was sticking up for a member(in'law) that wasn't popular.or well at the time)she had a heart transplant and later a kidney transplant. When you expect your family to close (ranks as they say) and protect the people of the family that can't protect themselves,but the person that does that is ostrocized is you,it's very painful. But you have to be true to yourself.To break it down for myself is this;Could I live with myself if a child was being abused and I didn't do anything because it would make my life a little uncomfortable?I'm an adult,they are a child,I love my family,but if they choose to turn a blind eye,they will have to face their maker with a guilty conscious,I don't. As far as I'm concerned you did the right thing.