Thanks for your response. Now I understand. I know that I have to change, and immediately have taken action towards that.
This was a blow across the bow for me. I've been too bullheaded and critical and impatient with all of my family (all of our family members probably have PTSD from consecutive disasters three years ago), and need to give my wife, who's also suffering, some credit for what she's done just to remain standing up for the past three years.