Bite Your Tongue
Ever want to tell a person off? Want to yell exactly what is on your mind? Of course you refrain for fear or embarrassment for both you and the person to whom you'd be yelling at. It is easy to get angry, and it is much harder to control the anger. Anything can bother you and make the hairs on your arms stick up and figurative smoke come steaming through your ears and nose. It is important to stop for a moment and in a quick second evaluate the situation.
I will explain this in a way to which everyone can relate. Parents. Mom and Dad. Of course they do things which are bothersome to their children. It only gets worse as the children grow into adults. They forget something important that you told them. They don't understand what you are saying and you in turn get extremely frustrated with them. Or they think they can use the same parenting skills that they used when you were five years old. The next time a situation like this arises, you must stop what you are doing. Count to three (or whatever number is takes to calm down), breathe, and decide what to do. Either suck is up and take the beating (not literally, but rather yelling) or speak to your parents (ahem, your elders) in a composed fashion. They will hopefully appreciate this act of maturity.
What it comes down to is that these people are your parents; they raised you, supported you, and cared for you. You owe them respect and they deserve it. Treat them as you want your kids to treat you. If you treat your parents in this way, it will become second nature to control your hot temper with others as well.
