KdogGS' Journey Part Quattro

[Mimi00]

My opinion/edit on the MIL letter, sorry I didn't put it all in one post:

Dear MIL,

I am currently in a recovery program and as part of the program I am to make a list of the people I have harmed and make direct amends where possible.

I write to you to apologize for my actions directly related to my drinking at various past events we attend as a family. I cannot imagine how it made you feel to be in the presence of your friends and family while I acted in a way that was not commendable.

I also want to say how very sorry I am for how I treated you once K and I moved to the area. At times I acted as if you were the source of our issues, but I now know the only person responsible for my happiness is me. You have every right to protect your daughter and I apologize for not showing respect at all times to you and FIL, regardless of my personal circumstance.

Your prayers and shared wisdom were instrumental in bringing me back to my faith and giving me a set of principles to live my life by. Where I am today is bitter-sweet, I have lost the relationships people I care for because of my past behaviors, but I have been able to re-kindle my relationship with Christ. For that, I thank you.

I know forgiveness is an ongoing process and I hope one day you can extend your grace towards me.

Sincerely and lovingly,
Me


***My thoughts on keeping them shorter are because I too wrote a letter once....detailing all the bad things I did and apologized for each. I was told that the majority of the things I apologized for had been forgotten. So my digging up the specifics was probably not needed as it did cause one to remember certain things and stir up old feelings that may have been overwhelming for the reader.