My parents and sister are amazing. My parents did their best raising me and they are my main source of support right now. I am so thankful for this. However my much older cousin sexually abused me for years while I was growing up and this has caused great suffering to me, and a bad case of Complex PTSD. How my parents missed this is beyond me but I forgive them as I know their hearts.

Still, I live with the lingering effects of my childhood and the trauma I lived in for over a decade. Still, I try to recover and work hard to do so, yet still the indelible impact remains. Despite this my relationship with my parents is stronger than ever and I am deeply grateful for this. I see myself as lucky.