In the middle of an argument
theother day, I realized that I have never raised my voice in a discussion unless someone was not listening to me. And so have decided if I have to raise my voice to end the conversation and leave, because if they ain’t paying attention they probably never will. So shouting won’t help.
We are too soon dead and too late wise.

My kids learned the hard way that the softer my voice got, the madder I was, so they’d back off real quick. Screaming only makes your throat hurt, and frankly, life’s just too short for the aggravation.