[There was a very small nod. It was approval in some way. After all, this obviously wasn't easy for him to do.

But did he feel better? Mhm, she was sure he still felt hurt and lost.

There had to be something else, she just couldn't leave it like this.]

That's fair.

For what it's worth, I think you're on the right path to coming to terms with a lot of the crap you'd been dealt. I can't vouch for what kind of people you knew other than your siblings, but not many people can understand this kind of situation without living it themselves.

You each seem to have your problems caused by it, and at least, you seem to be thinking about it in the right way.