<p>Ellemenope, I could have made that clearer. It’s not forgiveness that makes me uneasy, but the fact that this woman (the OP’s former schoolmate) has joined a Facebook group with, and expressed her intention to reunite with a group of people who “tormented” her in childhood. Why would she do this? To prove that she rose above them? To punish herself? To try again for their acceptance? To re-write history?</p>