Being cooped-up in the same limiting space with others, even though they are your significant others, is a cauldron waiting to boil over. Every person will have his/her day of feeling anxious, frustrated, irritable or overwhelmed. These feelings are contagious, and spread like a virus (ha-ha), or wildfire, if you prefer, from one family member to the next, culminating in conflict within the household. Or, one person takes their frustration or irritability out on the rest of the family, and leaves them feeling hurt, misunderstood and hard done by. During this lock-up period it is more important than ever for us to show grace and kindness towards each other, to practise the art of ‘letting go’. We need to realize that everybody is doing their best to survive the lockdown, and cannot always be at their best. So, don’t take anybody else’s mood personally, deflate arguments by not showing up to them, and don’t sweat the small stuff.