Disagreements sometimes last over a week. My wife likes to treat me cold sometimes.

To explain to my grown children:

1. "Your mother is on the outs, don't say anything kind about me because your mother is mad at me.

2. Your Mother has put me on her Unreasonable Person List.

3. Your mother is angry at me for right now, this week.

4. Your mother and I have some issues to work out, may take some time, maybe a few weeks. You may wish to avoid taking sides. Neither one of us is completely right.

5. Your Mother is on the War Path, so you might want to give her a little extra space for a few days.

I searched for Explaining in Resolving Conflicts, but did not find relevant hits.

Last edited by Senator_H; 01/04/07 06:04 PM.