Through it all, we have learned to communicate much better and on the rare occasion when tempers do flare, we don't yell and we both choose our words very carefully.
She has you trained very well.
Quite the opposite actually
Life is too short to fight with the old lady. It's much better to stand up for what you know is right and let the small, petty bullshiit slide because it ain't ever going away as long as they have a vagina between their legs.
