Thank you @misslasvegas for this touching message, we are happy that we can spread a little joy with our life and it's many adventures.
I hope that now you are back you have the energy to deal with them poking their noses in your families business, and I hope they can see your love for your children and leave you all in peace to live your life the way you see fit.
What we went through was tough but we were prepared for it and could react accordingly, I believe you are one step ahead and you have the advantage of having a support network ready to jump in and help you at the drop of a hat.
Bless.
Yes, I do have more energy to handle them. I am just trying to keep my head down, even though they bring out the worst in me with their meddling. At the moment I feel like they are making up stupid things to justify their interference, because the things they come up with are crazy. Things like: can we help you with buying presents for Christmas? (yeah, because I've never done that before, stupid little me wouldn't know how to start lol) and things like: I should get more blankets and sheets....(I don't know about you, but I can change bedsheets 4 times a day if I wanted to and we each have more than enough blankets to keep an eskimo family warm) how much bedding can one have for it to be enough? Things like that get to me and someone with less support would probably break at this point or feel very inadequate. But I know they are just pushing my buttons. But I just keep calm and let them spill their crap, knowing that in the end they're just miserable because they could never lead the life we chose for us, being stuck in the Matrix. And yes, I feel blessed every day for having such wonderful support and steemit has been a blessing more than anything. That and my children are what keeps me going.