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Glenna Gill's avatar

William, I relate so much to a lot of this. I’m estranged from my extended family and have been for years, but now they’re starting to come around again.

I have worked on forgiving my mother’s abuse in every way except physically beating me, and also forgiving the family for not stepping in and helping me. It makes me wary of their desire to reach out now, but I know my boundaries and hope we can have some type of relationship.

You just never know what kind of family stuff people are dealing with. They may look perfect on the outside, but behind closed doors it might be totally different.

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Heather Hoskison's avatar

Love these letters! So much of what you share is part of my own family. It really helps to see someone else has these issues, is willing to play it out for the rest of us to witness and share, and how you are handling it. Every family has its issues, but we're "not supposed to talk abou it" outside the family (because its embarassing) yet, no one INSIDE the family talks about it either. Sigh. 🙏🏼🌈☀️🧡

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