" People can forgive toxic parents, but they should do it at the conclusion—not at the beginning—of their emotional housecleaning. People need to get angry about what happened to them. They need to grieve over the fact that they never had the parental love they yearned for. They need to stop diminishing or discounting the damage that was done to them. "

― Susan Forward , Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life