I am sorry that you are feeling so bad ! I can certainly imagine your feelings being hurt by no one in your family acknowledging your sons accomplishment, but adding to that, the unfairness of hurting him as well. As adults , sometimes we just have to "divorce" our families, especially if they have hurt us over and over. The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, and unfortunately it does not sound like your family is going to change. To continue to try to get them to participate in our lives is setting us up to be hurt again.

You sound like a very loving and caring parent ! Focus on continuing to be there for your son (and immediate family), and know that you are a better person than the family who ignored you and your son.

I hope you get the landlord issue straightened out. Right now you sound totally overwhelmed and I hope that really soon, you are feeling better !

Take care of YOU !