Forgiveness

We were prompted to write about forgiveness today:

Can you forgive the person you hate the most in your life? How?
          I'll be straightforward here- the person I hate the most in my life is Dr. Phil.
          It all started years ago, when my mom was a stay at home mom. I thought I was a pretty good girl- I had just gotten the student of the month award for manners, I did my homework before I watched TV, and I tried to make my bed every day- and for the most part, my mom seemed to think so too.
          And then my mom started watching Dr. Phil. The show was on weeknights at 5:00 PM, directly passing over the hour during which she made supper every night. Day after day, Dr. Phil would teach my mom how to control my uncontrollable habits and put me in my place. Dr. Phil was like the unwelcome stepdad in my home. He was worse than Super Nanny.
           It was because of Dr. Phil that my mom coated my nails with hot sauce, made me stay home from the school movie night to eat my meatloaf, cut my computer time down to one hour a day and loomed over me as I brushed my teeth every morning and every night. Dr. Phil became the single restriction on my boundless freedom which I never grew to accept- and for that, I'll happily stay bitter forever.

Write about a time you were forgiven or when you forgive.
          I've heard many times before- and I'm sure you have too- that true friends fight. I guess it's true, or maybe I was born with debating blood (just meet my family), because I can't think of a single friend I haven't fought with. It doesn't take much to get my blood boiling, and spend enough time with me and you'll witness it for yourself. Between my friends and I there have been countless fights quickly forgotten, but a handful were never resolved. I believe it's a way of weeding out the good ones.
    
Does time heal all?
           No.

Is forgiveness a good thing? Why? Can it be bad?
          I've racked my brain for a few examples of forgiveness as a bad thing:
          - Abusive relationships. I do believe forgiving bad intentions is unhealthy.
          - Forgiving for benefits. Who hasn't forgiven someone for the benefits? I'd probably take a ride home from a friend over my pride in an argument.
          - When it seems appropriate. You shouldn't forgive someone to follow social standards.
          - False forgiveness. Premature or unjustified forgiveness can make things awkward... I think it's called 'the elephant in the room.'

Those are a number of points in my perspective.