I began the process of extending forgiveness to my mother. As I traveled this path, I came to see that my grandmother, who died before I was born, mistreated her. Despite never having met her, should I also extend forgiveness to my grandmother?
You can forgive your grandmother, yes. Trudy Govier, a philosopher, refers to this as secondary forgiveness. Because of what she did to your mother, your grandmother was indirectly unfair to you, even though she was not outright unjust to you.
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