Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle, asked by a reporter about being raised by an alcoholic father, offered this insight:
It’s less about forgiveness than it is about acceptance. I can’t forgive my father for being an alcoholic — that has nothing to do with me. How can you forgive someone for being damaged? That’s for acceptance."
It’s less about forgiveness than it is about acceptance. I can’t forgive my father for being an alcoholic — that has nothing to do with me. How can you forgive someone for being damaged? That’s for acceptance."