Re: Forgiving Parents
sweetpip - it just takes time. don’t force it. i was bought up very much a daddy’s girl but when I was around 20 he became a different person and put pressure on our relationship to the point that we barely spoke for more than a year, other than arguments. i was so angry with him and i’m sure he with me. on top of that, it broke my heart that he seemed to think i was worth so little. it was only when life moved on that the chapter truly closed - it was when i met my now husband and told my dad that this is who i wanted to marry. i just thank god that he approved and stuck by us even though his parents were totally against us. some father’s would be against their daughter’s having such long engagements but he supported us and helped me through the times when i got really depressed about the whole situation. all that seems a million years ago now and know he regrets what happened.
My situation is probably very similar to yours, but unfortunately I don’t see a good ending for mine. My emotion swing between wishing for death or refusing to having any relationship with them.