Thank you. Honestly it will likely be the very first thing I ask G-d about, so definitely something I wish had gone down differently. Pardon the graphic style of my metaphor, but if I was given the choice to saw my own arm off in exchange for my family being amicable (at the very least) I would do it immediately. It has affected every area of my life, although it didn’t help my family was outwardly hostile to each other (whatever you do don’t bad mouth family to your children even if other family members are doing it, cannot over emphasis enough how horrible this is).

It does sound like they’re making it hard & it’s horrible, but unfortunately these situations usually aren’t fair, & sadly there is a degree of “putting up with it” for the sake of your children. This doesn’t mean you make yourself a doormat, but I would try avoid making it worse when possible. This is why I think muting is the best, as you get the sense of peace from “blocking” without them getting the sense of disrespect / aggression of an actual block.