I confess, I am the World’s worst packer and pretty much always end up shouting at the whole family … as I did yesterday for a 1 night camping trip. Afterwards I reflected on how the husband & kids dealt with it. They basically didn’t argue back, scurried around doing what was ‘ordered’ and before we drove off husband checked in with a rather pointed ‘everyone ok?!’, which made me chuckle. Everyone has certain situations that drive them crazy – you will know what they are for your partner / kids / parents etc. Eg Husband doesn’t cope well with queuing or traffic jams, Son can’t handle waiting for food in restaurants & Daughter is an emotional wreck when tired. In these situations it’s best to cut them some slack in the interests of good relations & try to plan for it.