Yeah, all abusive men need is MORE EMPATHY.
FFS.
His deafness is a red herring.
TellyGate was a red herring.
His abuse has been going on for years. Note how OP is constantly on the back foot, feeling herself in the wrong, offering abject apologies for - what - making him threaten her with a bottle? Because NOW LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO?
Note how she already knew he would refuse to apologise for scaring her, & would stonewall her until she's fully back in Fawn mode.
Apologies to OP - I am NOT calling you 'fawning' or implying this is a permanent trait or that you are in any way weak - your are clearly strong, given the man & temper you are coping with. You are managing a long term pattern of control & manipulation in whatever way works & keeps you safe-enough for now. When I say "fawn" I mean as a basic human response to threat - we fight/flight/freeze/fawn. When living with a dominator, 'fawn' is a reasonable option.
But it's not sustainable. I hate that he shouts to you from another room, & so obviously expects you to come trotting obediently to him to sort out whatever it is he wants & can't manage for himself. That is SO disrespectful. Like you are his servant. If he wanted your help, why could he not come & ask for it, instead of yelling & expecting service? Also ... you'd been up since 4am with your toddler. Surprise us all - when does HE get up early/at night for the toddler? Especially considering that YOU work, too? Why did YOU need to be up at 2am again?
He was probably justified in his reaction and I can't see it as I'm dead tired.
You are exhausted, managing your child, your job, & your ill-tempered, entitled H.
I hope you are still reading, despite the substantial derail, because I came back to tell you that your H WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT JUSTIFIED IN HIS REACTION TO YOU. You have just been undermined & controlled for so long, & you are so exhausted that you have forgotten that it is NOT OK for men to scare women, then make the woman apologise to him, for being a scary brute.
Please don't feel obliged to come back OP, I just hope you have found some support in what turned out to be a contentious thread with not enough focus on YOU.

