Do you believe in forgiving someone who hurt you unintentionally because they did not understand your triggers? And because they were hurting a lot themselves? (Who has the right to compare and judge another's pain? I don't ..)

My parents rejected me and I was angry with them for a long time. They knew how hurt I was by their lack of care and respect for me but they never apologized. I wasted a lot of time trying to "make" them realise they had not shown me the respect I deserved as a daughter and a human being. If they had apologized I would have forgiven them. I guess I was naive?

So.... do you bear grudges?

Fuzzy

PS I thought I was doing better. I was wrong. And, at the risk of repeating myself (and I am not the only person here who ever does that) I do not deserve to feel better.