My dad smokes a lot, he has anger issues because of that. Yesterday, on a trip, he kept taunting my mom and raging on the road and making the stupidest of decisions but I kept my mouth shut as always.

Today, I lost my shit. I defensively explained why I couldn’t get the exact type of grocery he wanted. He tosses the sugar into the floor and slaps me. I lose sight of reason and start choking him. I’m now in my room with lights out and he’s off somewhere, probably smoking.

I tried calling him, and asked to apologize to him through SMS. No response, obviously.

I’m posting this on lemmygrad because I trust the people here a lot. Most other people have problems of their own.

If there are any Muslim comrades reading this, do you think there is anything in specific I should add when apologizing? Thank you.

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    3 years ago

    You are human and will make mistakes. Forgiving yourself is very important. Slapping someone over groceries is not OK.

    It sounds like you are dealing with inter-generational trauma.

    I hope you look out for yourself comrade!