((((((((orange)))))))))))))))) and (((all)))))))))))))))))))))))
you said ((((Instead, she suggested I look at her as a woman who just told me her entire life story along with all the crap she went through and all the baggage she carried around. Would I find compassion for this woman? Would I put my arms around this woman and comfort her?

It truly turned my whole perspective around. Did I still harbor bad feelings? Sure. They never completely go away because my "little kid" was so wounded. But the adult me began to see her as another human being with her share of flaws and mistakes etc., who just happened to me my mom)))))))))

so very true
and we all would find the compassion in our hearts imo
muffy