My wife feels that everything I do toward the 13 yr old is mean, aggressive, attacking or down right wrong. I no longer feel that I can instruct or discipline the boy without upsetting the wife and that I must majorly backoff.
I admit that I have become ill tempered and short of patience with the 13 yr old but I am conscious of this and am working to be more forgiving, relaxed, fun and friendly with him but its not something you turn on like a light switch. I didn’t become impatient with him overnight.