My dad does the exact same thing. If he's happy or feeling like telling jokes he expects everyone else to share his mood. If the other person makes it clear firmly that they doesn't, he changes his tune and starts shouting the other person down. Cue bitching under his breath for the rest of the day.
It's weird to say that someone suffers the good moods of another person, but it's absolutely a thing that happens.
My dad didn't care about the age of his children, either. Imagine being an 8 year old trapped for hours in a car trip with this person talking about politics non stop, who expected us to agree with his every viewpoint, and refused to take a hint to change the subject.
The columnist's advice to accommodate husband's unreasonable expectation sidesteps the problem without addressing it. It's a matter of boundaries, not timing. If husband refuses to change, what then? I also suspect he might do other things that cross his family's boundaries - it's just this one annoyed LW the most.
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It's weird to say that someone suffers the good moods of another person, but it's absolutely a thing that happens.
My dad didn't care about the age of his children, either. Imagine being an 8 year old trapped for hours in a car trip with this person talking about politics non stop, who expected us to agree with his every viewpoint, and refused to take a hint to change the subject.
The columnist's advice to accommodate husband's unreasonable expectation sidesteps the problem without addressing it. It's a matter of boundaries, not timing. If husband refuses to change, what then? I also suspect he might do other things that cross his family's boundaries - it's just this one annoyed LW the most.