It has been about 8 years since all of that stuff happened and since then the only two people in my family that I have had any kind of contact with have been my dad and my niece. My mom, both of my brothers, my three nephews, and all of my assorted aunts, uncles, cousins, etc, have had nothing to do with me at all. I have effectively become THE black sheep of the family and I believe it is a title that I will hold for the rest of my life. To be honest, I cannot have much to do with most of my family for reasons other than my being a BL. For the most part, they are way to fond of thier drinking and drugs, and I am so relieved that I don't have to put up with all of that any more. It is awful to be a recovering alcoholic and then to have to put up with a bunch of drunk/high people all the time. I do miss them, especially my nephews who I love dearly and missed seeing grow up, but I don't miss all the garbage that the constant alcohol and drug use brings with it. It is sad but I beleive that I have the better end of the deal after all.