Troubled Kids

The crushing failure of a sober dad yelling.

My son Ozzy has screamed "I hate you!" at me a dozen times in the past 48 hours. I say "a dozen," but it's probably more. The last eruption occurred because it was time for him to take a bath, and I asked him to give me my phone back. Or maybe it was because I asked him not to punch his sister in the face? I forget. Sometimes, his anger is so intense th…