You can forgive your dad and still need a boundary. Grace and limits aren’t enemies.

Releasing what someone did and deciding how much access they get are two separate decisions. People collapse them, which is why forgiving can feel like agreeing to be hurt again. You can hold no grudge at all and still not answer the phone at midnight. Limits are what make continued contact possible, not what prevent it.

If this is your situation, work out the specific limit rather than the general feeling. What you will talk about, how long you will stay, when you will leave. You are allowed to set that quietly, without a declaration.