Forgiveness means to let go of resentments, offences, it is to choose to let go of the grudge you have towards someone.

We do not choose our parents, if we have the choice a lot of us wouldn't choose the parents we have presently. Over the years I've observed that there are no perfect parent, they all try their best to raise us in the way they felt was best and in the process, they might hurt us kids, in one way or the other. Most of them might have been abusive both emotionally and physically. They might have ripped you off your favourite toys while you were still a kid, made you sit on the floor instead of the couch, made you eat stalled meals instead of fresh meals, compared you with others and made you felt you were not good enough and that made you hold a grudge against them.

Forgiving our parents is one of the most crucial kinds of forgiveness. We see our parent in our bosses, in our mates, even our friends and children. Letting our parent off the hook is the first step towards maturity, self acceptance and happiness .