I'm not going to blame the beginnings of a BD episode, because there's no excuse for getting as annoyed & short tempered as I've been the past few days. It might be the heat, or maybe I'm just being an arsehole. Small things seem to be triggering me to a large degree.

My partner went to bed early because I got upset with her for not listening. Like @BeyondtheRainbow, I lost someone very close (my aunt) during the winter, & we're trying to plan her memorial service. My aunt didn't have any children, so I was the closest thing she ever had to a son. I'm an agnostic, but both my sister & my partner are Christian. My aunt was very politically liberal (she watched MSNBC all day) and she took in many stray animals. She had a heart of gold. I did some online research & tried to find a Bible reading that would aptly describe who she was. I found Proverb 31:8-9:

"Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy."

THAT was my aunt, but my sister & partner think it's too political & that I'm making the memorial all about me. F-that! Animals are mute...and I'm not going to get into politics, but there are many people who have no voice either. Unlike my sister (who only talked to her a few times a year) I talked to her on the phone almost every night; however, since Christians are taking over, they think they know better than I what is appropriate to add to the memorial service. I have absolutely no objections to other Bible offerings being read! I feel like I'm being silenced, though. What B.S.!

Anyways, I got pissed at my partner for failing to hear me out. I'll still be pissed off in the morning, too. I try not to let resentments linger too long, but this is a major sticking point for me.

I'm sorry for your loss @BeyondtheRainbow, and I'm sorry if I offended any of you who are Christians.