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Originally posted by Yorick:
Mandy, a very brave post there. Thankyou for taking the time and effort to do so. It explains certain things that I shall be more mindful of in future.
Interesting that we have both known aggression from a receiving end and that this actually contributed to our disagreement. I am so sorry to hear of your situation and empathise.
I wonder if this has anything to do with your mothers reactions to me as well? Hmmmm 
Anyhow Mandy, I respect you for posting this. As I said, I shall be mindful of this new knowledge. You have a good night or day OK?
Cheers
Hugh 
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It was brave of both of you to share those insights into yourselves.
Many of us carry baggage from our childhoods. We can strive to overcome it, and even succeed, but I don't think we can ever entirely become free of those formative forces. It continues to affect us, even if only in the form of being something we are constantly on guard against in ourselves.
I know who I am today is in some ways a reaction against my own father, who was domineering and tyrannical, often in arbitrary and mean ways. I think that explains much about my deeply ingrained distrust of authority.