The longer LW has gone on without apologizing, the harder it has gotten. At this point, the easiest way is to write Corrine a note saying that she understands if Corrine can never forgive her and that she won't initiate further contact unless asked.
Prudence is right here - the real bad guys at fault are the various adults who failed Corrine at every stage. Her mother kicked her out for violating curfew? That's it, that's her big crime? Her father, when faced with an accusation that she had destroyed heirlooms, not only took this at face value but did not consider that an appropriate response might be family therapy? He also kicked her out? (At least this is a worse crime than simply violating curfew, but still.)
Maybe these people don't deserve to be forgiven. Maybe they don't deserve to forgive themselves. They don't really need LW's confession to know what they did.
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Prudence is right here - the real bad guys at fault are the various adults who failed Corrine at every stage. Her mother kicked her out for violating curfew? That's it, that's her big crime? Her father, when faced with an accusation that she had destroyed heirlooms, not only took this at face value but did not consider that an appropriate response might be family therapy? He also kicked her out? (At least this is a worse crime than simply violating curfew, but still.)
Maybe these people don't deserve to be forgiven. Maybe they don't deserve to forgive themselves. They don't really need LW's confession to know what they did.