Sometimes healing means accepting that the apology may never come. Some parents will never take responsibility for the pain they caused. They'll deny, downplay, or rewrite the story - not because it wasn't real, but because admitting the truth would force them to face the wounds they've spent a lifetime avoiding. You're not wrong for still wanting closure. You were a child who needed safety, honesty, and love - someone to look you in the eyes and say, "What happened to you was not your fault." But healing, my love, isn't about waiting for them to finally understand. It's about giving yourself the compassion, the acknowledgment, and the validation they never could. It's about grieving the childhood you should have had and honoring the strength it took to survive the one you did. Because the truth is - you can still heal without their apology. You can still find peace, even if they never say sorry. And that, right there, is your power.