Seems like finally I got where your fear of me came from.
What I think I saw was someone who genuinely had great fear because of a barrage of hostile and aggressive behaviors in some months prior to October. Yes that is true and it came across as one who is very angry and could have done just about anything. There was nothing that could be said that was not met with hostility, it seem like anything that was said was some kind of trick and every action was met with skepticism and a hostile reaction.
The air was just a hostile environment, and that is the truth I cannot deny.
My hostility and general behavior was inappropriate and would bring fear to anybody that was on the receiving end. After listening to you and seeing your expressions even after so long, it was clear that I scared you and also hurt you by my responses.
I could explain how I was feeling and what drove me to act that way but that is not important, what is important is that I responded or better yet, reacted in a real bad way and that is the only point that needs to be made.
My hurt and anger and lots of pain and tears were real emotions at the time and I said things that came across real scary. I could feel your fear when I heard you answer the question about what you could not handle and I can now understand where “all of a sudden” fear that I could not comprehend came from. I am ashamed of the way I treated you and it has been bothering me ever since you expressed your feelings on Sunday.
We are just in a vicious cycle, one where communication is void in a bad way. I should have waited for a couple hours or the next day and just let you know that you had hurt me. That would probably have brought an explanation. Or you could have sat me down and talked to me about your reasons for your decisions and explained how you felt. But then, the environment was not usually one that encouraged you to voice your views. My bad, again….
We need to be able to clearly communicate our feelings and opinions and we have to find a way for us to feel free to express them and I am committed to doing my part to facilitating your unhindered voice..
In summary, I now see where those final weeks of hostility brought on so much fear that you had to do what you thought was necessary to protect yourself. Let’s make on thing very clear, I never ever thought of hurting you, I was so hurt myself that the only person I was selfishly thinking about was me, and how I am going to cope. I acted out inappropriately and was totally wrong.
There is no excuse and regardless of what you said, my actions were wrong. There are so many other ways to handle that situation. Thanks for bringing it to my attention on Sunday and expressing it clearly for me so that I now understand your fears and how my behavior affected you.
Regardless of how I felt, I was wrong in how I responded to you and I am sorry. Please know this, you are always first for me and I will never hurt you, I will make sure not to say or do anything to make you feel intimidated or fearful ever again. Believe me, whatever the problem is, I will only be approaching it from a point of love. Feel free to talk and express your feelings anytime, I will always be open to you.
Luv you baby