Anger Management: The Beginning -- Post 4

I had a success yesterday. I was reading a book, and a very dandy book at that, and my mother just would not shut her trap. Instead of screaming at her and throwing my book, like I really wanted to, I simply spoke, instead. "Mother, this is a book in my hands, and in order to read it, people often need silence. If you could keep it down, that'd be awesome." Sure, it was a little bit passive aggressive, but it was better than what I originally intended to do. I consider it a success.