Steamrolling

Wife: …and all you do is take care of yourself while I…

Husband: That’s NOT TRUE! I do more than anyone does for his wife and kids and you know it and I’m not going to take these insults from you anymore because I’ve had enough of your lack of appreciation for what I do around here, which you learned from your mother who never thanks your father for anything and yet you turn it all around so that YOU’RE the victim when nothing could be further from the truth!

What?

Steamrollers

Sometimes it’s the husband, sometimes it’s the wife, sometimes it’s the parent, sometimes it’s the child. It could be a sibling, a grandparent, or even a coworker. But whoever does the steamrolling is after one main goal: silence the “enemy.”

“She drowns me in a torrent of words. I can’t get my point across. After I say a few words, just trying to introduce the subject for goodness sake, she’s off and running with her answer. I honestly have no idea what she’s saying or what it has to do with anything. The only thing I know is that my ability to talk is crushed. I can’t get a word in and even if I do, there’s no one home to listen. It’s like she’s in some sort of trance. She’s all glassy-eyed and her mouth is going and going and going.”