would you forgive a family member for doing this?`?
469852
Forgive them after you forgot how you beat the s**t out of them.
461375
NO YOU SHOULDN'T FORGIVE HER, WHAT IF YOU WOULD HAVE WALKED IN 30 MINS LATER, THEN WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE WALKED IN ON???\nYOU DESERVE BETTER
390083
yes and no, was it on purpose, was it heat of the moment or stupidity, would you feel as bad as they do if you did the same heartbreaking thing to them? I only ask as I have faced this quite often.
333257
i dont think you are ever justified just forgiven
1053687
No, I think forgiveness is hard in any respect. However, the knowing that we empower forgiveness upon ourselves according to our forgiveness of others does encourage me to do so. Selfish. Perhaps.
622618
I would of course forgive them, and then convince them to submit to the authorities and face the consequences of their action. I would support jail, or even death if he murdered someone or committed some other crime worthy of capital punishment. If he were still a minor and the crime were committed against myself I would most likely press charges, though it would be difficult. Letting the guilty go free is a heinous crime in itself. It destroys the criminal and endangers the population. Just because you forgive someone does not exempt them from consequences. I am raising my son to understand that every action has consequences in the hopes that this will prevent him from becoming a criminal.
270294
not your life unless it is a family member
1104660
That would be a huge break of trust inside a family. The consequenses for the children, the parents - everybody. I do not think I'd go on living with my husbond if he did this to us. My sister - maybe. Maybe. It would depend on her alot - how she handled it.
905497
Let me extend my deepest apology to you and your family...
946342
No. I think what you should do is email them and tell them nicely that they have hurt your feelings. That'll make them feel bad and guilty and they might even apologise to you.
438867
Yes. Sometimes I think I should apologies to a girl I used to go to school with. I left school yrs ago so their r no chances of seeing her to apologies. I am sorry for being mean we do stupid things when we're kids. Its weird coz she wasn't a nice person her self, seemed like she thought she was better than everyone else and she was really really weird used to touch people and do strange stuff and people including me were mean to her coz of that. But if I could go back. I would not have been nasty to her to her. Probably would have just ignored her. But I'm sorry I was un necessarily mean to her. Also I am rude to my Mum sometimes which is very wrong.
23374
No chance.  If I forgive them, it's like giving them permission to do it again.
1014313
YES I WOULD. YOU CANT LET  ANYONE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR FAMILY.
1123907
I believe that deep down inside, you know what is right for you to do.  I think you should forgive her even if she excepts it or not.  God knows your heart and the blood is no longer on your hands if you do all that you know to do.  I also think you should love and serve her in anyway possible to help her in her time of need.  The Bible speaks on loving in spite of or having the agape or the God kind of love, especial towards your parents (even if they have not been so good to you).  God will honor you obedience and your reward will be great in the end.
225953
I believe anything can be forgiven in time.  Even 21 years of abuse from a parent (which I dealt with) was forgiven, albeit because the man died and I had to learn to cope with it all, but I still forgave.  Just remember that forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting.
799992
No, I have some family members that are just the lowest forms of live ever. They have stolen from other family members and lied so much none of us believe a word they say, in fact they are not even invited to any events at all.\nBeing family has no bearing on how they treated others and you can't excuse someone just because they are related.
466723
One can forgive, but they cannot always forget. It seems like it may is time to move on if you have attempted to address the issue to no avail. \nThere is someone better out there that will treat you as you deserve to be treated.