I will never understand why we didn't call them bleats.

Forgiveness for the abuser? That's for them to work out for themself.

- getting caught in an avalanche you couldn't outrun.
- disconnecting from your body to protect your heart.
- making survival choices you wouldn't otherwise have made.
- believing other people's cruel words and actions.
- being someone who was able to be hurt.

That's not to say there isn't a role for forgiveness in healing. But in my experience, the person in need of forgiveness is usually oneself -- forgiveness for (not an exhaustive list):

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing your perspective. I recognize my own growing awarenesses in a lot of what you say.

This looks absolutely beautiful.

Honestly just put The Princess Bride on a loop and call it done.

Cool. I dgaf about the tech or the gossip. I want to see how del Toro tells the story.