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In reply to the discussion: how old were you when you forgave your parents? [View all]likesmountains 52
(4,098 posts)22. My mom had 5 kids between 1948-1960. She could only like 2 at a time
So always three of us were "out." We called it being "dead". I know now that she had mental issues, but it was awfully hard growing up like that, not knowing if you'd be "in" or "out" at any time. If you were "dead" she literally didn't talk to you or acknowledge you at all..sometimes for weeks. As a child, there seemed to be no reason that you were in either category so it was always pins and needles. I have forgiven her, but still wish I could understand what it was like to be her. When she died, her will was generous to 2 kids, the other 3 not so much.
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For me they need no forgiveness. They loved us, we loved them and now miss them.
Fla Dem
Sep 2016
#3
It was between me and my Mom. And I was in my late twenties. And it was mutual. (n/t)
Iggo
Sep 2016
#15