Styles of Combat
I’m not a person to fly off the hook easily. I don’t yell and scream, but usually to the other person’s frustration I am very measured in my sparse remarks, carefully choosing my words and regretting not much of anything. If I am the object of someone else’s wrath, I’m likely to just turn off my emotions and my communication, retreating into that dark self cave until I feel it’s safe to come out. When I re-emerge, I must gradually warm back up to the other person, concentrating hard on the positive things that define our relationship. I never forget what happened, but I manage to put it in storage. As I write this, I realize it’s exactly the way my father dealt with anger. It was maddening to me as a recipient. And now I behave the same way – not often, but from time to time.
Would it have been better if I had been born to someone who yelled and screamed, but then got it out of his system and went on as if nothing had happened? I don’t know and I’ll never be able to find out.
What is your fighting style? Was it inherited?
posted by Barbara at 9:57 AM
2 Comments:
When I was growing up I must have seen how my father dealt with my mother because apparently I treated her the same way from an early age. She still says "You are your father's daughter" and it's definitely not a compliment. It's a good thing I have a sense of humor!
I'm generally quiet because that's how my dad fights, but these days, occasionally, I let things fly, which is so my mom.
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