Let me tell you what’s got me so huffed and puffed. Last night he mentioned his grandmother, who happens to live with him and his mother, and humorously mentioned an example of a play on phrase of how his grandmother acts. To make a long story short, she’d verbally abuse him. He thinks it’s funny, but my reaction was “does she really talk to you like that?” and he says, “yes, when she’s angry.” To which my genius self responded “Does she has a mental condition?” Wrong move. His response: “Don’t talk that way about my grandmother, sweetie. Don’t say things like that about her.”

Now I understand being protective over family and friends, but that sounded downright competitive. Turned off doesn’t describe quite solidly how I feel, it’s an understatement.

Help me examine my feelings, please.