@Roblove2 I agree with this. Trauma, no matter what age you are, can overwhelm you and the decisions you make.
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In this case, it doesn't matter how old they were in their past lives. Reincarnating in a world you don't know, an unfamiliar language, to a mother who is always drunk and abusive, will leave anyone with the inability to make sane decisions.
Forget 23, it doesn't matter if they were 33. Or even 53. It's difficult to trust family members that abandoned you. It doesn't matter if they were ignorant about it or had their own reasons. It's still painful. It's something I also went through and because of it, there are still times where I find myself not wanting to trust or forgive them despite how much they regret it. And despite how much they want to help me now, it doesn't erase the pain I went through. It doesn't make it any better. I remember wanting someone...anyone...to help me. I still have those days where I feel as though my heart was stabbed with a knife and I just don't want to see or talk with them. This is what trauma is.
Right now, the twins can only think and make conclusions based on their emotions. They met this person who also suffered from abuse. They feel as though only he can understand the pain they went through and sympathize with him. Talking with someone who experienced something close to what you do, makes the pain a little lighter. This is the best they can do with what they went through, and I hope they can soon open their hearts up to the people who truly want to care for them.