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nr "he's being grouchy," she said.

"ugh! about what?" her sister asked.

"i won't get into it right now, but i just asked what i thought was a simple question, and he got so emotional and reactive. he's never learned to deal with frustration healthily."

"ugh, him and his defensiveness."

"i dealt with it logically and we reached an agreement, and then i said thank you, and he replied with a heart emoji. what a rollercoaster. ha."

"yikes. yeah, a lot of extra emotional labour involved on your end."

"thanks, i mostly just roll my eyes at this point."

"good for you. sometimes it still bothers me. eye-rolling seems healthier!"

"it bothers me too but i try to look at it objectively. i feel like we can take pride in being more emotionally stable than him!"

"haha, kind of a low benchmark to clear."

she chuckled.
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