Memesplanation Short 36

Passion is destructive, according to Macarius. He was a desert father, one of the most influential of those. Rebuke should be in love and peace, not anger. That truly is a challenge, and one that I am not in a place to say that I’ve surmounted it, as my kids will tell you. I get impatient, I yell, sometimes too much. It is embarrassing, to be honest. I know it doesn’t do any good, and the boys rarely respond appropriately, so why do I let myself get so worked up? I guess I have some rough edges that need smoothing out.
Marriage and parenting are great for that. How do we overcome that, but still be effective people? That is THE question, isn’t it?