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When Family Pressures You to Forgive Your Abuser

My brother sexually abused me as a child and now that he has kids, my family wants me to forgive him for the sake of keeping everyone together.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Your family is choosing their comfort over your safety and calling it love.

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