[Laura glances away for a moment, back to the table. Her mouth feels thick and sticky, but she's not sure if she can pick up the glass without shaking it right now.]
I want you to know that I understand. About your father. I forgave mine because there was something inside him that made him sick. That same something caused me to do horrible things to the people I loved, too.
[She folds her hands together on her lap.]
If I were you, though, I don't think I could ever forgive yours. There was no parasite twisting his mind and making him ill before he did what he did to you. I don't expect you to forgive him. It wouldn't be fair.
[She's not sure if Wanda would want her to call him "your father."]
You will need to come to some kind of peace with the hell he put you through, someday, but only for your own sake....so you can move on and live a life where he can't torment you anymore. He might not deserve that much, but more important than that is that you don't deserve to live that way, letting your memories of him hurt you at every turn. It will eat you alive. You need to put you first.
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I want you to know that I understand. About your father. I forgave mine because there was something inside him that made him sick. That same something caused me to do horrible things to the people I loved, too.
[She folds her hands together on her lap.]
If I were you, though, I don't think I could ever forgive yours. There was no parasite twisting his mind and making him ill before he did what he did to you. I don't expect you to forgive him. It wouldn't be fair.
[She's not sure if Wanda would want her to call him "your father."]
You will need to come to some kind of peace with the hell he put you through, someday, but only for your own sake....so you can move on and live a life where he can't torment you anymore. He might not deserve that much, but more important than that is that you don't deserve to live that way, letting your memories of him hurt you at every turn. It will eat you alive. You need to put you first.