I guess it's only human nature that we tend to be less tolerant and less patient to our closed ones. Just think of those times when you replied your parents' qns with such irritation and annoyance. I have to admit tat i do that too sometimes, especially after a bad day i guess. And my way of preventing myself from that? i will lock myself in e room or go to bed. B'cos i realised in a fit of annoyance/anger, we tend to make hurtful remarks.

So does that means when people speak to us with such irritation and annoyance, we should be gald?

How ironic.