I saw an adolescent going down the street on a hoverboard, wearing a gorilla mask. My little neighborhood just got a bit more interesting.

I hope that's not hard for Em to witness/deal with.

Yeah. She might not have heard this morning's with her headphones on in a different room. She did mention one of the things that stresses her is when my wife yells at me. Sometimes Em's also mentioned that my wife sometimes gets on me for almost nothing. I've tried to downplay it, but that's probably not a good thing to do. Why do things have to be so tough?

Right now I'm hoping my wife will move to another location in the house, there's a bunch of stuff I want to clean up in the kitchen and living room, but it would make too much noise with her right there. She's already gotten on me about cleaning too loudly.

Man, that really makes her sound like an ogre, but she's not. She's just under a lot of stress and has insecurities. I mean, it's what's happening, but describing it makes it sound more critical than I mean.

Gud, that your wife has insecurities and stress does not make it OKAY that she yells at you for unreasonable things. It explains it, but it does not justify it. And it is not good for your kids to witness this, because (a) it stresses them out; and (b) models that behavior for them so they absorb the idea that it's appropriate.

Please try to get some family counseling as part of Em's treatment, I hope it will help.

I've tried to downplay it, but that's probably not a good thing to do.

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Man, that really makes her sound like an ogre, but she's not. She's just under a lot of stress and has insecurities. I mean, it's what's happening, but describing it makes it sound more critical than I mean.

Stress and insecurities are making her behave like one. This is why family counselling is critical right now, for all of you.

What Plei said. Also, therapy may help your wife learn to deal with the stress and insecurity rather than suffer (and make others suffer) from them.

I wish you good results in dealing with this, Gud. Family counseling sounds like a good idea.

Got woken up twice last night around 3 am by one of Walter's prostitutes. Everybody in my section of the building wants Walter evicted. Gonna wait and see what the landlord says first, and then maybe we'll talk to our Alderman, Joe Moore.

It explains it, but it does not justify it.

That is such an important distinction, in so many situations.

Got woken up twice last night around 3 am by one of Walter's prostitutes.

Just curious: how do you know the difference between a drug dealer and a prostitute in this situation? Fingers crossed Walter can get evicted.

It's Rosh Hashanah already? Shoot, I think I forgot to ask for any time off for the High Holidays. Oops.

Just curious: how do you know the difference between a drug dealer and a prostitute in this situation? Fingers crossed Walter can get evicted.

I can hear them talking loudly outside my window. (The drug dealer is male.) Plus the prostitutes are often inebriated.

Once someone had to call an ambulance to help a drunken prostitute.

Oh my.