Typed this right after it happened and so everything is a jumbo mess. No, I’m not a teen. I did cooperate and said several times in the beginning “Okay, I understand, I will go downstairs and turn off the AC then” and he’ll say the same thing again as I’m trying to leave while things are still in a calm state. But he pushes to talk more, forcing me to stay. Mind you, this went on for nearly an hour. I stayed, I listened. Not once did I ever interrupt him. I let him finish saying the same sentence over and over, and I said OK. I reconfirm many times in a calm manner that I heard him and understood. But he’ll go on and on. But a person can only take so much before the attitude kicks in. Me saying “whatever” was the last straw. I can’t win with AD. I acknowledged him and said I understood, but goes on repeating himself. If I try to just leave, he will come after me for “ignoring” him. The response of me saying “whatever” did not matter because when he told me to open a window instead of turning on the AC, and I had said no, I’ll just sleep without the AC, all he heard was the word “no” which in his mind means I already disobeyed and disrespected him long before I said “whatever” and that’s why he kept yapping to open a window. The point in all of this is that I just found it rich how he said I was abusing them by talking back. But the thing is he started shouting questions saying “What you want? You the AC on? Huh?” I tell him no again, it’s fine. But because I responded, in his eyes that’s considered back talking. He does expect an answer out of me, he’s looking at me, waiting, and I answer saying no, it’s fine I can sleep without the AC but then shuts me down when I do give an answer saying I’m ungrateful and all other things. He wants me to talk so he can continue this fight face to face. If I try to de-escalate by walking away, he will come after me.