More than 6 years ago, my brother and I cut off contact with our father. These decisions followed in quick succession but were not agreed upon or anything like that. Since then, we have had virtually no contact, except for congratulating each other on birthdays.
Due to personal circumstances, I had to contact him now to inform him of the situation. In doing so, he indicated that he misses us and is open to reconnecting. Personally, I find this a difficult situation. He was a difficult man as a father. Very mean or completely absent. But he remains my father and also the only surviving relative on his side of the family. Of course, I have also grown older and am less of a child to him; we are more equals now. My brother flat out refuses to ever speak to him again. He is still very angry at our father.
Naturally, I don't have to make decisions for the rest of my life, but I cannot decide for myself whether I even want to speak to him at all, just to see how that goes. Are there people who have experienced something similar and can share their reasoning for whether or not to reconcile?