Makes sense to me. Time heals all wounds, and people tend to want to forgive and get along. In addition, because the author was exposed to this kind of behavi

Makes sense to me. Time heals all wounds, and people tend to want to forgive and get along. In addition, because the author was exposed to this kind of behavior at a young age, I suspect they thought of it as normal. It's hard to know what kind of behavior is right and what kind is wrong when you're young, so you just absorb it from your environment. If you don't see behavior being punished, you'll assume that behavior is normal/acceptable.