Re: [ Mary/John ]
You take a step. You act like the Dad who set up a college fund for the boys, then gave them the money this last christmas. You accept that Sam might have done some godawful things in the past, that he's hurt everyone, but that he might still have a chance of recovering. You try a little harder every day to forgive him for what he's done, to accept the steps he's making, and you pray like hell that he never goes back to that place.