Dad and I were alone at home with my niece in the evening.
Mom was at my sister’s place.
So I asked dad to start speaking to mom again.
Because they are old.
And the silent treatment doesn’t make sense.
Mom is upset and bitter and starts crying and scolding.
Because dad isn’t speaking to her.
She said to me yesterday that they fight and talk again.
He doesn’t really take whatever she says seriously.
That’s what they always do.
I said this to him.
He said no.
He isn’t interested in speaking to her again.
Because mom insulted his mom.
I said to him.
Both of them have done and said things to each other.
Just let it go.
He started justifying his physical assault.
He also said parents hit kids.
The conversation got heated.
I said a stern no.
It’s not normal to hit women.
Men should never hit grown women.
It’s wrong.
Don’t justify and normalise it.
Accept that it’s wrong.
He said that he stamped me on the chest because I did it first.
I said whatever I did was a retaliation to whatever I went through my whole life because of him.
He retaliated to my retaliation.
He finally accepted that his physical assault is wrong.
He also said he’s very old and that he might die soon.
I said, that’s why I’m asking you to speak to mom.
