I Really Tried To Do This. Was it a Fail or a Pass?

I really tried to teach you this growing up, but I'm not sure I was successful. I see now there were many things I should've done better - or made a greater priority. Letting you be uncomfortable with not getting your way was one of them. Letting you be rude to me was my biggest mistake. I really screwed up there.

I was hurting so much myself that I didn't know what to do. (more on this....)