It's strange. If someone close to me lies to me, cheats on me, or even something as simple as a friend not showing up when they are supposed to, I find it very difficult to forgive. I even harbor a grudge against my 6th grade teacher for telling me not to talk in class, even though I was talking and shouldn't have been.
But I think if I was this woman I would forgive the kid. She's right about not wanting two lives ruined. He was a kid and although what he did was horribly wrong, if he keeps on the right path from now on I think it would be worth it.
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