Acknowledging it is an important part of making up for it, though. You can't even come close to making up for it if you won't do that much.

[some people, she knows, will never, ever acknowledge that they did wrong. it makes dealing with them much more difficult.]

Striving to overcome it, being willing to work hard to do it, wanting to try... none of that is easy. If you're willing to put yourself through that, why shouldn't you allowed to be happy?