I was verbally, physically and sexually abused by my stepbrother from the age of 11-14 (he was 15-18 at the time). I confronted him when I was 16 and told him how much it affected me and my ability to be close to people. From that point on, I was in a position of power and he's never hurt me that way again.
25 years later and 7 1/2 years of therapy under my belt, there's a recent death in our immediate family has me rethinking the line I drawn to kick him out of my life. Given that life is so short, does it make sense clear the air and find a way to have my brother back in my life?
So, would you or could you ever find a way to forgive an abuser when the abuse occurred when both of you were kids?
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