

Is it really everyone in your family or just a few busybodies who bully everyone else into conformity?
In my family it’s the latter but I’ve accepted being the odd one out and being happy instead of being approved of by people who don’t respect my autonomy.




I’m from small town Oklahoma. I understand the type of people that you describe.
Some of my family is the same way. I, like you decided to live my own life and never had a close relationship with more than a couple of family members.
Hope your nephew is strong enough to withstand the pressure and live his own life when he’s an adult like you have.