My stepfather molested me when I was twelve and now he's dying and my mother expects me to visit him in hospice and forgive him before it's too late.
More people experience this than they realize.
The demand for deathbed forgiveness forces a reckoning between your own healing and others' need for a tidy narrative of family peace.
“Where Are You with Stepparenting and blended family dynamics?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.