In effect, a vicious cycle of fear, avoidance, mistrust and misunderstanding had been established, and this was a battle in which I felt powerless and incapable of establishing any kind of peace or reconciliation.
Praktisk talt, en ond cirkel af frygt, undvigelse, mistillid og misforståelse var blevet etableret, og det var en kamp, hvor jeg følte mig magtesløs og ude af stand til at stifte nogen form for fred eller forsoning.