As a guess, the past year or eighteen months has probably been worse than usual. With a global pandemic on, people were stressed and people who feel helpless about very real and large problems often get controlling and nitpicky about anything they feel they actually can control.
When all parties to a drama are equally stressed and handling it similarly, it's a recipe for escalation with little hope of real solutions.
When all parties to a drama are equally stressed and handling it similarly, it's a recipe for escalation with little hope of real solutions.