How many chances should a person be given to stop doing wrong things to you especially if you are considerate and forgiving to that person and have done everything humanly possible to try to get them to change?  What if the person is your child?
211290
For me. I trust them until they give me reason not to. After they break my trust, they have to earn it. No more free trust until it's earned.
432443
You can always forgive, there are no limitations there. You can never forget because once something has been done the memory will always be there. The real question should be should you forgive and that will depend upon a lot of factors. Is this a constant reoccurring problem? Is your friend hurting you intentionally or is s/he just not tactful or too bright? If the hurting is intentional I would point that out to the friend and tell them that if they value your friendship their behavior will need to come to a stop. If they refuse to stop they are not a true friend and you would be better off not associating with them anymore.
259465
im kinda like that too.  i gave everyone second chances..... until lately, because i realized some people just won't change.  DON'T be a PUSHOVER!!  let these people know you are strong and confident, and can put your foot down.   i believe in forgiveness, but not forgetfulness.  what i mean is, you can forgive them, but remember what happened so it doesn't happen again..  don't let them take advantage of you  because you have feelings too and deserve to be treated with respect!!!
280361
Everybody makes mistake. they say practice makes perfect, but then no one is perfect. let it be an adult or a child. the only difference is that parents must be, have to be understanding towards the mistake made by their child. Making mistake and learning from mistake is all part of life. parents don't need to be harsh on children infact they should talk to them freely.Children knows that parent are the first teacher then they should also know that parents are their best freinds and will always be their in their life.
310717
Go see a counsellor, if the problem with her past is no longer a problem. Everyone makes mistakes... If she is over the problem, and has learned from it, then give her a chance.
439206
yes he is responsible for his actions ---- if you allow him to keep acting in this way then he will never change --- he will never change unless he wants to and makes the effort\n\nbut allowing him to keep doing this becomes your problem ---- leave if you dont want to be abused any more --- he will either seek to change or another victim
649147
let go of your past and try again. God will look at your heart and help you. Picture you helping your baby walk with your finger holding his hand and he slips and falls. Well you look at it so innocently and gladly help him up and try again. God looks at you that way, hang on to His finger and try again.
297952
QUALITY ATTENTION. That's the biggest gift you can give to your children to let them know they are loved and special. Truly listening to them when they talk, answering their questions, playing with them, giving them meaningful interaction. Never belittle them or make them feel they are stupid or bad. Their behavior may be bad, but the person is not, and don't lose sight of the distinction when you have to discipline them. Say I love you, say it often, and mean it. Don't lie to your children, it breaks their trust in you. Pick your fights carefully - are you saying no to something "just because"? That's not a fair reason and your children deserve more respect than that. Follow your heart, treat them with the love and respect you expect to be treated with. Teach them, share with them. Raising children is a full time job and requires sacrifice.
359252
"God forgives those who forgive themselves".\n\nI wonder, could that person ever, in retrospect, manage to forgive himself or would he carry the guilt?\n\nAnother way to look at it is, if he has no remorse, he is unlikely to ask for forgiveness, which is also a requirement. You not only have to forgive yourself, you have to ask for forgiveness.\n\nThis makes me think there is little chance for this person to ever receive God's forgiveness.
468529
I always forgive,I have had some very horrible things happen to me\nbut two wrongs won't make a right.
325938
If you didn't try the last two times, then you are stuck. Only if she is willing, can you get a chance and you have to do all the work.  Lifestyle changes, behaviour shifts anything she states and you will have to mean it.
598220
Unfortunately that's part of life.... we've hurt people we can't apologize to, or we can't FIX a bad situation, and we are forced to live with the regret.\n\nIf you can, hire a PI as suggested by Steffy above.  The PI can probably find him.
167870
Saying sorry always isn't the solution. Those two words(I'm Sorry)don't always make a difference in the situation, but it's a start. I have learned that if you truly are sorry for something you did then the only way to make it better is to show them that your sorry and understand their point of view.
312820
The best way to handle this is to say, yes, I did this, yes it was wrong, if that's what you believe, which you must if you feel guilty, and then realize that people make mistakes. If you can apologize and rectify it, do so. If not, well, people are human. Only God is perfect.
460492
When will you be able to say Stop, That's enough?  Maybe when it is too late. By law it is your legal obligation to call the authority.  For the safety of the child.  Obviously there is some serious problem with your daughter and she needs help, maybe now is the time before it is too late.  There will be lots of people hurt in the process but for a good cause, The Child.  Your daughter needs to know it is not okay to hurt the child this way, and that you are reporting it not to hurt her but because you want her to get better so that her child won't end up hating her and that the family one day can become a real family again, because I am sure it was not like this always.  Good Luck, I know it won' t be easy but think what is best for your family, and what you would do if it was someone else.
28035
Sometime you gotta stand up and fight. Sometimes if you let someone get away with messing with you, they'll never stop. Assert yourself. Weigh the consequences of action and in-action, and make the decision you wont regret. Sometimes the "right" decision will leave you with regret.
281929
That depends on how apologetic a person is. If a person is sincerely sorry about what he or she did, I can forgive. Many people however don't even bother to apologise. They suffer my revenge ten fold.