Well, as much as I respect my family & love them... it's my life, and I make my own decisions in regard to my relationships. I tell them that, and ask them to just love & accept me unconditionally...
I'm not a vegetarian, but I do eat more veggies in comparison to meat. I like them both. However sometimes, for whatever reason, I all of the sudden have a hard time eating anything that has a face...
I don't know the nature of the accident that caused your entire trauma, but my uncle went through some of the same incidents...although he is now paralyzed, & he still has seizures regularly due to being in a car accident.
RE: New kid on the block...
Enjoy!