That could be the case honestly. I know for a fact that that happens to me. Whenever I would dare speak up to my grandma she would get down right violent. Mind you I'm 29 not 5. Two adults should be able to talk and perhaps disagree without getting like that. Even if they are family. But she was so used to me never speaking up and being the dominant one that she couldn't handle me putting up boundaries. So, she had A LOT of derogatory things to say about me. A lot of people are shocked when I stand up for myself.