I've contacted you a handful of times over the last 18 years or so. You've either reacted hostilely or ignored my attempts at contact. Most recently, you've blocked me on Facebook.

I'm not going to contact you anymore. But I want to say this, because I realized over the past couple of weeks that, although I said this to you the last time I actually spoke to you -- 18 years ago -- I haven't said it recently.

I apologize for having hurt you. I could offer you some explanation for why I acted the way that I did all that time ago. But it would only look like an excuse, and I have no excuses. I treated you terribly and allowed myself to think that I was honest with you, so I had done nothing wrong. I know now -- indeed, have realized for several years -- what a cop-out that was. I'm very sorry.