true justice vs. parental justice

I was trying to think of a metaphor to explain my ability to excuse a thing that might not be excusable.

I thought of two. First is more of an anecdote. When Jesus was bring crucified he prayed that those who suffered around him would be forgiven (not pardoned) because they knew not what they were doing. 

I got introspective about this, it seemed like he was qualifying their forgiveness, but what if a few others knew what they did, or meant to do it... I've got a lot of considering to do here. It does give an insight into the sort of parent Jesus has. He thought their ignorance was a motivating cause to forgive.

My second exple was a little child breaking a dress-code law that was clearly posted that requires shirt and shoes. It does not say anywhere that if you are too young to read, it is OK. But, we often "forgive" things our children say or do which are actually wrong, but demonstrate that they are well-meaning. I figure we are all like that to God.

It actually sounds pretentious when I think of how I would word such a compliment to my child: " I love that... because, I went through that phase, too. It is soo eye opening when you realize there are more colors than black and white. I, actually, only learned that from all my life of experience." I actually start to giggle when I remember Jane Eyre zinging Mr. Rochester for demanding obedience due to his vast experience compared to her.