I think you are being a bit hard on yourself miss shannon And I am certainly no saint! We all have bad days, but when its the whole family and you can see this is how they interact normally it makes me sad. I hope I didn't come across badly, I just really wish people would stop and think sometimes iykwim? Its not just about that moment, its about when they are 16 and you ask them how their day was and you get the standard "Fine!" or it ends up being the way siblings treat each other because its how they are treated themselves? I think it can really effect other parts of how our kids learn to communicate with others, and moreso the affect it has on the parent child relationship can be quite detrimental. I hope I didn't come across as a saint LOL! As I am far from it, it just made me really sad and wanted to see how others felt

*hugs*
Cailin