Okay...let me get this straight. They accuse her of THEFT, didn't want to hear ANYTHING from her about it. Four years later, they FIND the missing ring, and then they stumble over themselves and want to FORGET that the past FOUR YEARS didn't happen and going to a counsellor only ONCE A MONTH? And what about the DISGUSTING aunt who cut her off?! I NEVER would have accepted an APOLOGY from them UNLESS it was PUBLIC in the first place! They DESERVE to be shamed and not forgiven for that. Personally, I would NEVER forgive them. EVER. They can wallow in their stupidity and guilt for the REST of their LIVES.
Totally agree guilty without proof and discarded like a piece of trash ,why would you even want to be associated with these vile people ,no thank you bye suffer your guilt yourselves
These stories are obviously pumped out by the hundreds, they do not make sense and are so obviously Bullshit I’m surprised anyone could possibly think they are true. These people are making money off peoples ignorance.
I wouldnt have even acknowledged them. She's finally in a good place. She doesn't need them to look down their noses at her. I mean, they had no proof she took the ring. Why not yell at the stupid skank that took off the ring outside? No, they just without proof blamed the other daughter. I wouldn't let them think it's forgiveable or forgettable. I would have told my friend, no. They can easily accuse me of something else. Then I get hurt again. I've made a life for myself. Don't you dare tell them. They hurt me enough. There is no fixing it. They turn an entire town against me.
How about going before the church service and publicly announcing, “4 years ago we accused this daughter of theft without proof, told the entire town she was a thief, got her fired from her job, and tossed her out the home and family. Today we announce we found the lost ring in the rose garden where it fell. We falsely accused our daughter of theft and kicked her out the home and family and now we know we were wrong and she never was the thief we claimed her to be.” If they don’t make such a public admission then they aren’t worth reconnecting.
Until next time they need a scapegoat. There is a line and they crossed it by miles. Her only guarantee that that this won’t happen again is zero contact. They broke her soul. That can’t be forgiven.
NO, those AH's the mother, the father and the sister and AH aunt need to PUBLICALLY apologise. And even then, I'd be very wary of those persons. Again, where is the PUBLIC apology from those AH's.
Listening to this story made me so angry and upset! No way would I find it in my heart to forgive them! They having found out the truth would given me the peace to move on with my life far away from them.
You're a better person than I am. After being vehemently accused, vilified to the town, relatives, and friends by your own family!!!, being fired, thrown out of the house with only a gym bag and barely any money, you're supposed to see a therapist and learn to forgive? Hard no!!!!!!! from me. Yes, family is everything you need, except when it isn't.
Four years is forgiven like that huh? I don’t think l could be that forgiving that fast. Especially after not being believed and thrown out the house without not even one person believing in me.
It is ridiculous to even attempt to forgive the shame and torment heaped on the daughter by the "family" and the town. BS on "forgiving" the despicable relatives and so called friends of the town. Stay in Oregon and let the relatives stew in their guilt and shame.
I'm guessing the sister "lost" the ring on purpose, because she wanted her fiancé to buy her a more expensive one. As the golden daughter, she, naturally, blamed the scapegoat for stealing it as cover to keep anyone from looking for the lost one. Then, oops, mommy decided to plant new roses, and the buried past came back out of the ground, and the golden one had to cover her tracks and fake some tears, since mommy and daddy started to realize they were duped by the golden one and are afraid of looking bad since the truth is out. Frankly, OP should have just said "too little, too late" with the phony apologies and kept on with the new life she built.
This is why it's important to stay calm and listen when something bad happens instead of just placing all the blame on someone who was only guilty of being near by when the problem occurred. Imagine how much worse Op's family would have felt if they learned that they had suffered a tragedy and passed in the four years since they threw he out and drove her out of town with their cruel accusations. They would all have to live the rest of their lives knowing they betrayed and falsely accused their own daughter/sister and the last words they ever said to her were ones of cruelty, rejection, and anger and she died believing that her own family hated her and destroyed her entire life.😢😣😨
Family can be difficult as i learned when i moved away with my job as there were no prospects where i was , i had to adapt and when i returned home for a visit my younger brother was king of the castle until i found out he had hurt and humiliated my grandma then he learned the hard way he wasnt so tough . The lesson he learned that day he will remember for all of his life and as relatives started supporting him they got told too for being enablers .
I don't see how anyone could forgive such a dreadful accusation, without any proof, and then boot you out of home without anywhere to go. Should you hold on to anger and resentment, though, where family is concerned? I think everyone would like a close relationship with their family so is it better to be without them or with them? Knotty problem. I guess it would depend on how they treat Kristina in the future. She can always walk if they pull the same kind of stunt again, and never give them another chance.
If it were me I would have called from a payphone and told them that their treatment broke the family bind we had irretrievably. Then I would not contact them again for at least 5vmore years. I would not visit. Contact after thar would be minimal.
Not sure I could forgive the people who accused me of theft without any proof. Not even sure I would have wanted to! Hard to say either way because my family would never have done such a cruel thing to me.
Nope. You made a life without them. Let them wonder about you for a change. They seem happy without you. You stay focused on you. They ran you out of town.
I also grew up with a golden sister who seemed to dislike my persevering spirit, which carried me on through life. I'd since had a productive career, married with 4 children, and owned a house with a faithful husband. Without that challenge in my youth, perhaps I would have been dull. I overcame the obstacle, and maybe thank her for thinking I would not be fit to use restraint, wisdom and guts to pursue a meaningful path. We are better now that we're both seniors, and she fills in the gap of the past, it is a real blessing to be able to let go of hurts, pains and feelings of worthlessness, and become better persons now.
It is an example of a mob mentality. No justification of guilt, only an invention. The sister immediately decided her sister had stolen her ring - which she'd handled carelessly. Why immediately think it was the sister? Because NO ONE in the family respected her. To them, she was a throw away. It was arrogance and narcissistic selfishness. The only thing positive about the experience was that it woke the OP up and lit a fire in her that propelled her into a successful life. It is likely she had been repressed due to an unconscious belief she washed able to shine. Golden Children can have that type of impact on siblings.
WTF, even though this story is either creative writing content or AI Generated, it really sucks and contradicts the theme of revenge. No way in hell I would have accepted their apology, got melted by looking at her 4 yr old spawn, wouldn't have made it easy for them, would have asked them give a public apology so that the whole town knew what they did to me, I wouldn't go for any counselling as if going that is somehow going to undo the damage, humiliation, embarrassment I suffered. I would have gone scorched Earth.
The sister was so careless leaving such a special item on a bench in the garden. But then blaming someone else for her stupidity. It was a good thing though, it seems that the Aunt had not really given her the opportunities to thrive. She should not have gone to them, they should have gone to her.
Her so-called family is unbelievable. A level of douchebaggery that can NOT be overstated. They even went so far as to read her private diary. I can't with this. I CAN'T.
Did they even spread the word, since she seems to HAVE to come back. Which seems like she was cast out, yet has to do all the traveling and spending money she doesnt have? The least they can do is pay for rhe tickets and cost for her to get back and forth. Since it was them that damaged it all. They need to make more of an effort!!
I don't think so. Public apology for their public humiliation of her at the very least, but no she just let's them back in her life after a few shared tears. Not a very satisfying story.
Why the hell do you think therapy can fix everything. There is nobody, nobody in this world that can hurt you deeper than family can. I will never in a million years forgive my family for the pain I suffered for years, been shit on by each sibling for one thing or another. I don’t hate them, but I don’t forgive them either. When my time comes to meet my maker I have a clean conscience, do they? If the good lord still decides I can’t enter the gates then so be it, I’m used to disappointment.
Okay...let me get this straight. They accuse her of THEFT, didn't want to hear ANYTHING from her about it. Four years later, they FIND the missing ring, and then they stumble over themselves and want to FORGET that the past FOUR YEARS didn't happen and going to a counsellor only ONCE A MONTH? And what about the DISGUSTING aunt who cut her off?! I NEVER would have accepted an APOLOGY from them UNLESS it was PUBLIC in the first place! They DESERVE to be shamed and not forgiven for that. Personally, I would NEVER forgive them. EVER. They can wallow in their stupidity and guilt for the REST of their LIVES.
Totally agree guilty without proof and discarded like a piece of trash ,why would you even want to be associated with these vile people ,no thank you bye suffer your guilt yourselves
These stories are obviously pumped out by the hundreds, they do not make sense and are so obviously Bullshit I’m surprised anyone could possibly think they are true. These people are making money off peoples ignorance.
Absolutely! I would never forgiven them!
Me either
I wouldnt have even acknowledged them. She's finally in a good place. She doesn't need them to look down their noses at her. I mean, they had no proof she took the ring. Why not yell at the stupid skank that took off the ring outside? No, they just without proof blamed the other daughter. I wouldn't let them think it's forgiveable or forgettable. I would have told my friend, no. They can easily accuse me of something else. Then I get hurt again. I've made a life for myself. Don't you dare tell them. They hurt me enough. There is no fixing it. They turn an entire town against me.
The betrayal with the whole town joining in and losing her job is unforgivable. No amount of apologies would erase it all. Keep a distance always
Sue the company for wrongful termination
Hard no from me. You wrecked my life. No excuses can erase that. No family, no problems.
They should have publicly spread on social media that the ring had been found and Kristina had nothing to do with the "theft", the roses did.
How about going before the church service and publicly announcing, “4 years ago we accused this daughter of theft without proof, told the entire town she was a thief, got her fired from her job, and tossed her out the home and family. Today we announce we found the lost ring in the rose garden where it fell. We falsely accused our daughter of theft and kicked her out the home and family and now we know we were wrong and she never was the thief we claimed her to be.” If they don’t make such a public admission then they aren’t worth reconnecting.
Oh, hell no! Should have stayed away from those assholes!
Until next time they need a scapegoat. There is a line and they crossed it by miles. Her only guarantee that that this won’t happen again is zero contact. They broke her soul. That can’t be forgiven.
Couldn’t have said it any better!
NO, those AH's the mother, the father and the sister and AH aunt need to PUBLICALLY apologise. And even then, I'd be very wary of those persons. Again, where is the PUBLIC apology from those AH's.
Listening to this story made me so angry and upset! No way would I find it in my heart to forgive them! They having found out the truth would given me the peace to move on with my life far away from them.
You're a better person than I am. After being vehemently accused, vilified to the town, relatives, and friends by your own family!!!, being fired, thrown out of the house with only a gym bag and barely any money, you're supposed to see a therapist and learn to forgive? Hard no!!!!!!! from me. Yes, family is everything you need, except when it isn't.
Four years is forgiven like that huh? I don’t think l could be that forgiving that fast. Especially after not being believed and thrown out the house without not even one person believing in me.
Your parents calling you back, If I was you I would never have gone back because of how all of them treated you and chased you out of your home.
It is ridiculous to even attempt to forgive the shame and torment heaped on the daughter by the "family" and the town.
BS on "forgiving" the despicable relatives and so called friends of the town.
Stay in Oregon and let the relatives stew in their guilt and shame.
I'm guessing the sister "lost" the ring on purpose, because she wanted her fiancé to buy her a more expensive one. As the golden daughter, she, naturally, blamed the scapegoat for stealing it as cover to keep anyone from looking for the lost one. Then, oops, mommy decided to plant new roses, and the buried past came back out of the ground, and the golden one had to cover her tracks and fake some tears, since mommy and daddy started to realize they were duped by the golden one and are afraid of looking bad since the truth is out. Frankly, OP should have just said "too little, too late" with the phony apologies and kept on with the new life she built.
This is why it's important to stay calm and listen when something bad happens instead of just placing all the blame on someone who was only guilty of being near by when the problem occurred. Imagine how much worse Op's family would have felt if they learned that they had suffered a tragedy and passed in the four years since they threw he out and drove her out of town with their cruel accusations. They would all have to live the rest of their lives knowing they betrayed and falsely accused their own daughter/sister and the last words they ever said to her were ones of cruelty, rejection, and anger and she died believing that her own family hated her and destroyed her entire life.😢😣😨
Family can be difficult as i learned when i moved away with my job as there were no prospects where i was , i had to adapt and when i returned home for a visit my younger brother was king of the castle until i found out he had hurt and humiliated my grandma then he learned the hard way he wasnt so tough . The lesson he learned that day he will remember for all of his life and as relatives started supporting him they got told too for being enablers .
I don't see how anyone could forgive such a dreadful accusation, without any proof, and then boot you out of home without anywhere to go. Should you hold on to anger and resentment, though, where family is concerned? I think everyone would like a close relationship with their family so is it better to be without them or with them? Knotty problem. I guess it would depend on how they treat Kristina in the future. She can always walk if they pull the same kind of stunt again, and never give them another chance.
I hate it when the forgive so easily
If it were me I would have called from a payphone and told them that their treatment broke the family bind we had irretrievably. Then I would not contact them again for at least 5vmore years. I would not visit. Contact after thar would be minimal.
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Couldn’t do it. They thought the worst of her.
Not sure I could forgive the people who accused me of theft without any proof. Not even sure I would have wanted to! Hard to say either way because my family would never have done such a cruel thing to me.
I'm estranged from my sister. Stories like this give me hope for reconciliation. Though, I am at peace with that never happening.
I would have just walked out !!
I would have told them to keep that same energy. Hyenas have more loyalty then what her family showed her.
They were quick to post the theft but called privately when the ring was found?? Why not post the find ??
Nope. You made a life without them. Let them wonder about you for a change. They seem happy without you. You stay focused on you. They ran you out of town.
Go forth and multiply if possible on a different planet
What a big loser she should have told them to go to hell and walked out forever and no contact
I also grew up with a golden sister who seemed to dislike my persevering spirit, which carried me on through life. I'd since had a productive career, married with 4 children, and owned a house with a faithful husband. Without that challenge in my youth, perhaps I would have been dull. I overcame the obstacle, and maybe thank her for thinking I would not be fit to use restraint, wisdom and guts to pursue a meaningful path. We are better now that we're both seniors, and she fills in the gap of the past, it is a real blessing to be able to let go of hurts, pains and feelings of worthlessness, and become better persons now.
It is an example of a mob mentality. No justification of guilt, only an invention. The sister immediately decided her sister had stolen her ring - which she'd handled carelessly. Why immediately think it was the sister? Because NO ONE in the family respected her. To them, she was a throw away. It was arrogance and narcissistic selfishness. The only thing positive about the experience was that it woke the OP up and lit a fire in her that propelled her into a successful life. It is likely she had been repressed due to an unconscious belief she washed able to shine. Golden Children can have that type of impact on siblings.
Nope, nope, nope...
WTF, even though this story is either creative writing content or AI Generated, it really sucks and contradicts the theme of revenge. No way in hell I would have accepted their apology, got melted by looking at her 4 yr old spawn, wouldn't have made it easy for them, would have asked them give a public apology so that the whole town knew what they did to me, I wouldn't go for any counselling as if going that is somehow going to undo the damage, humiliation, embarrassment I suffered. I would have gone scorched Earth.
The sister was so careless leaving such a special item on a bench in the garden. But then blaming someone else for her stupidity. It was a good thing though, it seems that the Aunt had not really given her the opportunities to thrive.
She should not have gone to them, they should have gone to her.
Aunt was underpaying her the entire time she worked for her. That's unconscionable as an employer.
There is nothing wrong with forgiveness
I'd never forgive nor forget, betrayed, accused and abandoned, hard K M A
They wanted an excuse to throw her away
Her so-called family is unbelievable. A level of douchebaggery that can NOT be overstated. They even went so far as to read her private diary. I can't with this. I CAN'T.
I call B S. Kris should walk out and go home.
One question? Where is the revenge?
A 4 year old baby
Did they even spread the word, since she seems to HAVE to come back. Which seems like she was cast out, yet has to do all the traveling and spending money she doesnt have? The least they can do is pay for rhe tickets and cost for her to get back and forth. Since it was them that damaged it all. They need to make more of an effort!!
ARE YOU THAT DESPERATE FOR THESE
PEOPLE TO BE IN YOUR LIFE !!!! 😢😢😢😢
Are these people for real?
Since 1925? Two world wars?
Author failed World History?
Is reconciliation really really worth it?
Will the stab you in the back again?
I don't think so. Public apology for their public humiliation of her at the very least, but no she just let's them back in her life after a few shared tears. Not a very satisfying story.
Not me I would have told them to f off.
I would never forget
Why the hell do you think therapy can fix everything. There is nobody, nobody in this world that can hurt you deeper than family can. I will never in a million years forgive my family for the pain I suffered for years, been shit on by each sibling for one thing or another. I don’t hate them, but I don’t forgive them either. When my time comes to meet my maker I have a clean conscience, do they? If the good lord still decides I can’t enter the gates then so be it, I’m used to disappointment.
In India she would be in jail