The Family Circus
First time dating a trans person I don't know if this even belongs here. It's not exactly on topic for my stated goals for this blog. But he's not even close to his family. The question should be: How do I move my shitty family further out my life without anyone, especially her, feeling like my girlfriend is somehow to blame? My oldest son spent his childhood not understanding the evil in-laws tropes. The ex was in the Army. We lived ELSEWHERE. My mom was German and refused to teach me German growing up and I had very little contact with most of her family as a child. I married a guy who went into the army and we lived in Germany for nearly four years in my twenties and I went and stayed at my Tante Freidel's house for a week or so not long before she died. And I learned I wasn't missing anything. It was cool to meet some of my relatives but this blood is thicker than water meme can go die in a fire. Being blood relatives isn't some magic faerie dust that some...