Kind of a pattern with most interaction with an MLCer.
Most MLCers hit "shut down" mode after the first few sentences,and I see that in his response to you as well.
They will hit on the subjects that will create bad feelings, in an attempt to create that "bad" person that they want to walk away from.
The rest from you, however sincere you were, was guilt on him. Reminding him of what he once had. And the hurt he is causing right now.
Kids tie them to guilt automatically.
What he responded to was only the schidt that made Punkin the Monster. I would assume that the house had been a point of contention, regardless whether he was MLC or not.
