“Why don’t you yell at me? You know you want to.” It had been the second time in a month that he had not come home before curfew. He worried about his son and what he was up to, but yelling wasn’t the answer. It only made them both anxious and sour. He watched his boy from across the table. He didn’t have to yell if the boy thought he should. He already knew he was wrong. Raising his voice did nothing for both of them. It was easier to keep his counsel. The affect had the same outcome. |