 (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Dear Carolyn: My wife and I are having trouble communicating without the temperature (and volume) rising. The issues are complicated (aren't they always?), so I won't elaborate on them here. My kids, 15 and 18, are aware of the tension, which is really freaking out our sensitive younger one, and I was thinking he and his brother are old enough to hear what's underlying the tension rather than have us simply try to keep the temperature and volume down. I don't expect it would make them feel better, but at least they'll know the source of the obvious tension. Would you agree? Or do you think keeping them unencumbered by the details would be better for them? — Tense |
