Their mother had a mid-life crisis, turned to drugs, alcohol, she did great damage to the kids. I waited too long to throw her out, I tried to help her, but she turned bitch. She came to the house while I was at work and shot her boufriend to death in my kitchen. So, no, I've never tried to teach the kids to forvive her and I have no guilt about that.
Don’t blame you on that one. Sometimes it’s best to leave people out of your lives.