I now have to maintain my own head canon that won’t gell with other family and friends I go to talk about it with that don’t see it as I do
I’ve been in that situation since 1997. You’ll get used to it.
This. Although I like the ST for the most part, I can’t talk to anyone I know IRL except my wife about the Despecialized Editions or Prequel Fanedits. When I explain just how much “Jedi Rocks” ruins ROTJ for me, they’re like “oh yeah, that was stupid” and that’s it. They are disinterested in talking further outside of calling me “purist” about the OT.