"If it will not matter in 6 months, do not get angry about it"
I have found this to be an excellent ruler in my life to measure the anger worth of something. It helps to actually think about what date 6 months from now is. Today it would be around May 2012. Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, and you are bitterly crouched in a corner grinding your teeth about what Joe said in November. Hope not.
Husband forgets to video daughter and mother solo at church- irksome but in 6 months I can promise you I will have forgotten.
Lucky for ole hubs I have a terrible memory.
Now, by angry I mean the kind of "be angry and sin not" type deal.
Ephesians 4:26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger
My take on this is- address the issue if you know it's a 6 monther, if not forgive and forget.
Your child sasses you and disrespects you- Trust me in 6 months if left unaddressed it will be much more of a problem for you then.
Heck, most anybody who is disrespecting you openly probably needs a verbal stop sign put up without malice.
My only disclaimer is that you have to seek God's council on what should matter in 6th months because if in 6 months you are still stewing about Aunt Susie using your decorative towels to wipe her dirty hands then the problem may not be with Aunt Susie. Just saying.
Only be as prickly as you actually need to be.
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