As a follow-up to my earlier question about forgiving my estranged mother, I actually have a fear of forgiving her because of this: What if my forgiveness brings her back into the family, and the rest of the family members do not want this?
Your forgiving your mother and then your mother being reconciled with the entire family are not the same thing. Forgiving from your heart and mind does not automatically imply that your mother will come back into the family. She would need to re-establish trust with the family members, and this might take time, given that she abandoned the family.
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