Is getting angry for no good reason normal for a man in his early sixties?

Question

My father is increasingly getting mad when told "no" or if he wants something done and I can't do it right then. He is not frail or homebound or anything like that. My latest is that he asked me if he could put something in my garage that I just had built and the inside is not done. MY stuff is not in there yet and I explained this to him and he has not spoken to me in 3 weeks and when I asked if he is coming for Christmas was told he has other plans. He acts more and more like a spoiled brat if he doesn't get his own way. My grandmother was like this too but not to this extent. Any advice or websites that would help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Talk to him honesty about his behavior, what do you expect if you don't? NO AMOUNT OF ADVICE CAN MAKE UP FOR A LACK OF COMMUNICATION!!!!! Like you, yea you explain but did you add "SO DON'T BE A DICK ABOUT IT DAD!" or when he said that about christmans did you say something to him like "Why are you being this way? Is it because I didn't let you keep that stuff in my garage, if not why? I need you over her for christman your my dad!" Chances are you just said "OK" and hung the phone up. Yea your babing him, slam him with the truth are get use to this..... Do it in your own style and do it with the true emotions you feel, cry if need be, thats the problem now-a-days, people hide their emotions to much, let him know if this is hurting because if it isn't hurting you that bad, you have no right to say you have a problem, but I think you do, treat this that serious, or suffer for your inaction.....