IDK. I'm kinda a "burn those bridges" sort of person when it comes to this sort of thing.

Right now, LW is worrying that the worst might happen, her parents might stop talking to her. And that is a real risk!

But if they're going to refuse to talk to her over a crime that happened when she was a child, no matter how bad that crime was, then maybe she's better off if that does happen. At least then she knows for sure.

But that's easy enough for me to say.