Backbone? How about Daddy stays out of it since Mommy was overreacting to a situation she caused in the first place by not paying attention to what her daughter was telling her – that she just needed a few more uninterrupted minutes to finish so she could go down and enjoy dinner.
Way to make a psychodrama out of nothing, there, Ellie.
Wow, that’s a very timely joke, @AKHenderson! You must be a hit on the Vaudeville circuit.