I can only say what I would try to do in those circumstances:
Tell him Thank You, and accept the apology. Tell him it has opened old wounds you thought long healed. You need time to think.
Ask him what prompted his contacting you. If he is in therapy, or trying to deal with the past so he can move on, this might be why. It may help you to know. He may be an arsehole at times, but if this helps him clean up his act and be the adult his words sound like he's trying to be, will that help you to move on as well?
I have no answers. You are strong, and can get through this. But just be gentle with yourself for a while.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2012-03-24 08:45 am (UTC)I can only say what I would try to do in those circumstances:
Tell him Thank You, and accept the apology.
Tell him it has opened old wounds you thought long healed. You need time to think.
Ask him what prompted his contacting you. If he is in therapy, or trying to deal with the past so he can move on, this might be why. It may help you to know. He may be an arsehole at times, but if this helps him clean up his act and be the adult his words sound like he's trying to be, will that help you to move on as well?
I have no answers. You are strong, and can get through this. But just be gentle with yourself for a while.