Is it normal to try and forgive my parents to move on?

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  • FireWorks
    11 years ago | pl

    Oh and you don't have to wait until someone apologize to forgive. My stepfather hasn't apologized to me. It's because he hasn't realized he'd done damage to me psychologically. But it doesn't stop me from forgiving him. =)

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    • marginal_nomad
      11 years ago | pl

      Thank you for your advice. I will try my best to forgive him, to let go of the hope that he will change...

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      • FireWorks
        11 years ago | pl

        I'm glad to hear that but please, do not ever let go of the hope that he will change. I myself am still holding on to that hope. Yes, it isn't easy and there are times when I feel like I'm hoping for nothing, but this is the thing I know for sure: the time I lose hope is the time I stop forgiving him. And I just cannot do that. I will not go down that painful road again. So here I am, still holding on to the hope no matter how impossibly small it is.
        When you said you'll let go of the hope, I slapped myself mentally. You just reminded me not to let it go. I have to go through it so one day when my stepfather finally changes, I can say "Been there, done that. If I can, so can you".
        And I thank you for that.. =)

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