The 60s and 70s (for me) had no awareness of my problems. Only now am I discovering that I did what I could, but I wasn’t equipped to deal with people well.
It’s too late for me, but I’m glad kids today have more resources, although the problems are just as hard to navigate.
God bless you all.
That’s hard. Real hard. I can’t say what atonement would look like, that’s maybe therapist territory, but I can say that it’s OK to protect yourself. You can’t change the past and undo the hurt you did. I don’t see anything wrong with avoiding people you have hurt after you apologize.