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What is forgiveness? What does it really mean?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 747058" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>For me, forgiveness is for myself not the other person. By forgiving my son all the chaos he brought into my life and all the ugly, mean things he has said to me, and all the times he stole from me, I am letting go of holding onto anger and resentment. I by no means have forgotten any of what he has done as that helps to keep me from being dragged down the rabbit hole again.</p><p></p><p>With your son living with you, this is a delicate balance. I always loved this term "hate the sin not the sinner" We can dislike the choices and things our children do but we can also still love them.</p><p>I also like the saying "holding on to anger and bitterness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die"</p><p></p><p>Just because a person is mentally ill and depressed is no excuse for bad behavior or to treat someone with disrespect. Your son still should be held accountable.</p><p></p><p>What is the reason your son still lives with you? How old is he?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 747058, member: 18516"] For me, forgiveness is for myself not the other person. By forgiving my son all the chaos he brought into my life and all the ugly, mean things he has said to me, and all the times he stole from me, I am letting go of holding onto anger and resentment. I by no means have forgotten any of what he has done as that helps to keep me from being dragged down the rabbit hole again. With your son living with you, this is a delicate balance. I always loved this term "hate the sin not the sinner" We can dislike the choices and things our children do but we can also still love them. I also like the saying "holding on to anger and bitterness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" Just because a person is mentally ill and depressed is no excuse for bad behavior or to treat someone with disrespect. Your son still should be held accountable. What is the reason your son still lives with you? How old is he? [/QUOTE]
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