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This is true. BUT THAT PERSON AIN'T THE HUSBAND! The person who needs the most support and help right now is the one who is unable to deal with his emotions BECAUSE HE IS A CHILD. He is a child who is ridiculed and screamed at by AN ADULT HE WORSHIPS. An adult who then tells him "Oh, I was just mad at mommy.", as if that makes it all okay? No. Just because it was the norm and acceptable years ago doesn't mean it wasn't abusive and doesn't mean it's not now. The husband needs to start ACTING LIKE AN ADULT and taking responsibility for his actions. Yeah, he may need some support and help to do that, but he doesn't need it solely from the people he is hurting. He needs to do whatever he has to to ensure that he doesn't hurt his family.
Annie, I hope that you're right and that your husband is a good man. Even if he is a good man though, it's very damaging to you and your child to be talked to that way. And verbal abuse is still abuse. If this is a pattern, he loses his temper, he blames external things, he apologizes, and then he does it again? Over and over? That is abuse. As the previous poster pointed out, we all do have our breaking points, but once we reach them, and we do something that hurts those we love, THEN WE DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. If that part isn't happening, then you have some big issues to deal with.
I hope and pray that things are well with you and your whole family.
Traci