Men always show anger. He can be stressed, sad, anxious, and tired but will show anger as this is the only emotion that is considered manly, unfortunately.
Awwww my dad is short-temper, too. I discussed this with him. I said that I understand that he express everything with being angry, but we both are adults, so we can work on this. It really helped us. When he gets angry, I remind him of this and distance myself until he cools off.
He feels understood, but we’ve had a lot of training because I was reactive to his moods.
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