Dear Eric:

My wife and our 6-year-old daughter went to the wedding of my older daughter from a prior marriage. My wife and daughter have always had a rocky relationship. My younger daughter was a flower girl, and she was asked not to wear a tiara. My wife gave me lots of arguments as to why my daughter should be allowed to wear a tiara. My older daughter ultimately held her original stance.

Now my wife is livid at my older daughter. She doesn’t want anybody from my daughter’s side of the family ever to come to our house, et cetera.

She fights with me as if I’m taking my daughter’s side. I’m simply telling her that I don’t believe my older daughter orchestrated this to somehow be mean.

My wife in general has anger management issues. Now she says, “This is war!”

How can I explain to her

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