Okay so I know I keep posting about my step son, but moments like these make me feel like we are actually developing a relationship and he can heal from his trauma and move on from drugs and alcohol. So tonight I decided I wanted to get Disney+ and I asked my husband. I thought when the baby gets here I can introduce him to all my favorite Disney movies. After I finished setting it up I yelled "Babe! The Disney+ is set up! I hear running down the stairs and at first I thought it was my husband but it was my 17 year old step son and he yelled "We have Disney+! I need to check something!" He took the remote from me and searched Brother Bear. He found it and yelled "Holy shit that is my favorite movie of all time!" Honestly I have never seen this side of him. I've seen his angry side, addict side, depressed side. Somewhat chill side. But NEVER this side. He told me his dad(my husband) had the VHS and gave it to him when he was little and he watched it on repeat for years. I asked what happened to it and he said "My mom threw it out. Non of her pedophile rapist friends could babysit me so she could go to the casino and apparently that was my fault so she threw out the one thing that brought me joy". I said I was sorry and I'm sure he could find the VHS somewhere. He started saying how this was the best Disney movie. I asked if he liked 2 but he said 2 was trash lol. He was honestly jumping on the couch when he saw the movie like an excited 7 year old. I asked if I could watch it with him and he said sure. He said "This needs to be the first Disney movie the kid(the baby) watches. This movie is my joy!" So we watched brother bear together. I'm really sorry i keep spamming with these stories. It was just such a great moment that he let me watch a movie that got him through such hard times together. I actually went searching fir the VHS and found it on eBay. I showed him and he said Holy shit. I told him I would buy it for him but he won't get it until he stays sober for 90 days. He's started therapy and an adolescent rehab group. He actually smiled and said deal and we continued the movie❤

Edit: I wanted to respond to a comment that was obviously out of concern. My step son is very open about what happened to him. He is obviously still traumatized but its something he is open about when talking about it. However I do understand his privacy and post anonymously if by some weird off chance someone on here found my Facebook or something and then found him.