I just want to brag about how lucky I am with boyfriend's family!

My boyfriend and I are still working hard to resolve some issues that happened long ago, but still matter in the matter of trust and respect of our relationship.

We are looking for a church in our area that will allow me to have my Emotional Support Animal with me (anyone that knows the laws, know that they don't have Public Access laws, so any visit is 100% up to the pastor and elders of the specified church) since I almost always black out during worship and my ESA has the capability to call me down.

Our issues are based on personal preferences of our relationship, and he's recently come out to his sister and his mother (his only "real" family, as his father isn't his family and is just a dead beat).

I talk to his sister and mother quite a bit. And I'm just so thankful that they are supportive of me. His mother always tells me to call her and talk, even if it might not be a "happy" conversation. His sister is amazing. She always says, "I'm not going to be the sister that tells you to stay with him, just because I'm his sister and I don't want to see his heart break. I'm the sister that's going to tell you that you deserve better. You deserve so much more than how he is treating you. I would love for you to work this out, but you need to know when it's time to walk away too."

And that's the support I need. Although I'm positive we can work this through, I'm glad I have the support if it doesn't. I'm beyond joyful that I won't lose these wonderful women if things do fall apart.

I don't have a supportive family of my own. My mom tells me that it's ridiculous not to invite my brother (the one the sexually harassed me with my cousin throughout my childhood) to my wedding (not engaged, my (other) brother is getting married and I was stating that if I ever got married, I'd only want certain people there). She doesn't believe that my brother would do such a thing because when they asked him if he ever touched me inappropriately and he said "I don't remember."

Also, he has apologized for it. I've also forgiven him. But that was BEFORE he asked me to fuck him "for practice"..right after his "apology" (crying and everything) 😒