Questions: Family & Friends

She's my age by now (29) and her son is 13 years old. She can't forgive her mother because the lady literally kicked her out of the house when she got pregnant, told her not to ever come back, that she was a shame, that she's dead to her, forget she has a mother and other horrible things.

The lady has been trying to get her forgiveness for the past 10 years, trying to meet her grandson but she wants nothing to do with her mother. She reminds her that she's no longer her mother since, she wasn't there when she needed her the most, that she can go take a hike, that she'll never forgive her ever, etc. My friend still doesn't understand what mother kicks out a then underage child. She was 15 when telling her mother about it (and getting thrown out) and gave birth at 16.

My supervisor had a long grudge towards his HS bully, the ringleader. His bully used to punch him at times (mainly in the shoulders where no one can see any bruises), break his glasses, destroy his bike, humiliated him with his friends, shove his head on the toilet, etc.

He was terrified of that guy and then hated his guts. At some point he wished death on him. A decade later, the guy apologized but my supervisor cursed him out. Then by May 2020, his child (age 7) had an accident, had to get surgery and then a blood transfusion. The issue was his blood is a very rare type. Luckily they found a donor with his same blood type. The donor turned out to be his former bully. He helped out with some of the hospital bills too.

Both guys are now 36 year-olds and the bully was totally forgiven after that. According to my supervisor, there is no greater gift than seeing your child happy and healthy again. Now he feels bad for wishing him dead. The guys are friends by now.

Would you forgive your former bully if they save your child's life? If you know very well your child would've been dead if it weren't for them.