Forgive

Forgiveness doesn't erase the pain of unimaginable betrayal, it doesn't mean we forget, and it certainly doesn't mean a relationship must be restored. Forgiveness and access are not the same thing. True forgiveness is a circuit breaker—a fierce, heart-wrenching decision to stop the spread of relational toxicity so it never reaches our children. It is one of the greatest expressions of strength under control, freeing our souls from a darkness that doesn't deserve to live rent-free within us anymore.