I think it offended you solely because it was your sister saying it and your hostilities toward her manifested in a response to this perceived opportunity.....The best way to handle such a situation with family, I've always found, is through quips and clever jokes. Use her actions as a backboard for improvisational comedy, my dear Jorici, and if you aren't funny then now is the time to practice. Better to make light of your anger and channel it for humor rather than for violence, after all. Why if I acting violently to my brother all the times I wanted to I would have been in that mental institution much longer than I was sentenced for. Not that my thoughts were necessarily violent, but still. :o
Now that I'm reading this again, I'm really glad I have two mature brothers that I like.
Ever since they made hitting children illegal, everyone has become an immature brat thinking he/she can do whatever he/she wants.
Not really. You have to look at the grandparents to measure this current generation, as it is the children of those folks that grew up to be the parents of these ones. It's an endless line that blame really can't be, and shouldn't be, placed on one party entirely. And just because a person doesn't hit their children it doesn't make them a bad parent nor does it make the child always listen. Children have to be taught from the beginning to be respectful and attentive so that their own conscience teaches them a lesson - and one that sticks - as opposed to the back of a parent's hand.
