The Case Against Forgiveness. Sometimes it is better to heal in… | by Jess Thoms | Aug, 2021

Sometimes it is better to heal in silence.

I’ve forgiven plenty of people, but not everyone deserves that energy.

My baseline is that respect must be earned. Much like forgiveness. I’ve forgiven those close to me for genuine wrongdoings, but only because they apologised and changed their behaviour. These are people I love, who changed, who either made a…