And yet here I am, very much alive and well. And I know others of the Greek and Roman legends have been here as well. You may choose not to believe and perhaps this version of me may not be the sort that your world believed in, but here and now I do exist and I am, quite firmly, a goddess of Asgard.
As for your past, I cannot speak for the gods of your world. Your father was likely wrong. We are very careful in many ways when it comes to dealing with Midgard. The home is my territory and I can only say that I would not have interfered if I'd seen better things ahead for your family. No matter how long it might take to reach that. I cannot speak for her, but I still believe that.
Then you have never been a mother. If I have ulterior motives, I will make them known. I do not hide behind deception. I only want the group of you to work on your differences and ease a boy's troubled mind.