In general, I haven’t had any stress about being late to things. But I relate to and feel your pain about struggles for respect and control with family.

I might have derailed the whole day, in your situation, and ended up having a crying fit. See, I would have pleaded with him to not go to the ATM, telling him off over the two dollar savings and how I need to get to that game. Then he would have been all angry and pouty. Then I would have had a melt down because we were all stressed out and angry...then the tears and melt down.

If he does hear you and help to avoid this kind of stressful situation for you in the future that is amazingly great! I hope that happens for you. For me, it has been a lifetime of this kind of struggle dynamic with husband, who just doesn’t get it.

You did right by being tolerant and then using very logical truthful words. If you have a SO who can listen to you and hear you, this should help greatly.