I told my parents if I can forgive her, you sure the F can.
That's pretty much how I worded it as well, without the F. Not that I don't drop the F-bomb at times. Just not with my 90yo mother.
You know, it's not entirely accurate to say that nobody's bailed on me. Younger D has. Not on me, but on me remaining open to reconciliation. She's taken this soooo hard, and no matter how much I encourage her to find compassion and forgiveness, she's just not there yet. And so she remains estranged from H. I will let them work it out.
M 65 H 64 T 39 & M 36 @ S 12/08 Two Ds
Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy. ~ The Weather Man