Tom and I had a disagreement over the most ridiculous thing today.

Jam.

He doesn’t think Annie should ever be allowed to eat it, as it contains sugar, whereas I don’t have a problem with it. As is the norm, it escalated into a much bigger argument.

I calmly asked if we could just talk about it. As I started to talk, he put the TV on and turned it up really loud. I told him I was trying to talk, to which he replied, “Nothing you say is ever worth listening to. You just talk shit all the time; you’re too thick to actually say anything worthwhile.”

That was the end of the conversation because, after that, I gave up trying. I can’t fight back with someone who isn’t even prepared to hear my side of things and does nothing but insult me.