So I had a bit of a revelation last night regarding some speed bumps D_____ and I have hit recently revolving around me getting irritated with his habits and household conduct. While yes it is my apartment and my turf and my name on the lease and therefore my rules should be followed, at the same time I recognized I need to loosen up a bit on my expectations of him and cut him some slack because I was failing to recognize how hard this all must be for him. Between moving from one home to the next in such a short period of time and then to me telling him he needed to start throwing more stuff away because we didn't have space for it in the apartment, I can imagine he must be feeling pretty overwhelmed and a little crazy from the twists and turns life has been throwing at him.
So when I got home earlier tonight I made it a point to take him aside and apologize for the way I've been treating him and I hope that I conveyed the sense of empathy and compassion for him during this time.
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