day no. 17,027: asked and answered

“You can’t ask someone if you have a short temper and then blow up (or stop talking to them for six months) if they say, 'yes.'” — Douglas Wilson, Keep Your Kids

Well, you can, but you've answered your own question.

Proverbs 27:5-6

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; 

but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Other people can sometimes make good mirrors.

If you do not like the face looking back at you, perhaps it's not always their problem.

Ephesians 4:26

Be angry, but do not sin.

A short temper is a sin.

Longsuffering is a sanctification.

Choose wisely.