Next day, had long talk and he opened up for the first time about the past for him, his anger, shame, and guilt related to bad behavior and poor choices. It explained a lot and showed me more of who he is and that he is healing.
We both learned from that night how limited we are in understanding each other - I can only judge his intentions or behavior by what I hear and see in the present and vice versa. What he told me that night changed everything I knew about him in a good way. He also processed his thoughts and feelings about his recent slip with a lot of honesty which is not in itself new, but sharing negative feelings about himself is new.
