you-can-always-come-home-moved:

*grabs julian bashir by the shoulders after watching doctor bashir, i presume* listen to me you wonderful, beautiful, innocent child your parents had no right to do that to you and it’s noble of you to forgive them but also not at all necessary. regardless of their intentions or their feelings toward you their decision to genetically alter you and risk ruining your life at age seven just because you were autistic, or even just a bit slower than the other kids in your class, was a horrible, heartless one even if they didn’t realize it and the fact that even 25 years later they still won’t admit they did wrong and won’t even apologize is a telltale sign of emotional abuse, and so is your mother pulling the “for your own good” and “because we love you” cards when you’re clearly very upset with their decision. just because your father went to prison for two years in a low-security penal colony so you could stay in starfleet doesn’t mean you have to forgive him. he did not go to prison for you, he went for your career, your legacy, and by extension his legacy. he didn’t care a dime for your wellbeing and you have to realize that. he talked you into a starfleet career at an early age even though you wanted to play tennis and he knew it, and you are under no obligation to ever talk to him or your mother again. you were just a kid. you were right and you should say it.