So... how to begin this??? Welp, I guess with being blunt. I was a child who grew up in an abusive home being kicked out of the house around the age of 16. I have spent MANY years of my life working on forgiveness and getting to a point where I can say that I've overcome the "consequences" of living with an abuser. It is something that I willingly admit still rears its ugly head, not because of unforgiveness, but because of unrepentance (well this is what I thought anyway). The relationship remained toxic well into my adulthood to the point where I finally separated from the abuser. Well, you might guess from how I started this blog post that my abuser was a family member. Recently, I had another family member share with me that I have issues (that she will be praying for) and that my separation was wrong. I was told that I was rigid and that I needed to look past the abuse even if the abuser did not repent. That, me being a Christian, I was called to love my