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I have found I am very short tempered, and to be honest very ignorant as well. The slighest thing will set me off, Today for example at the dinner table, My 5 year old was doing a war dance and playing up, and the more the wife shouted the worse he got, so I lifted the glass of water I was drinking and through it around him, He was in so much shock he just stood there, but then the wife took of at me and I was very ignorant to her which soon shut her up to. I am not proud of this, but once the red mist comes down thats it, I have never hit or would hit anyone so its not that bad, but I certainly am not afraid to speak my mind.

Are you like this? Should I be worried about this behaviour?

Anyone can be pushed to the breaking point. It doesn't make you a bad person. Luckily, you didn't hit your son or wife with the glass ! Maybe next time, walk out of the room or go outside for a bit and just breathe.

Hi dj417002,
I read your post, and had to seat back and think about it. I do that a lot when I read a post.
I would say, if you have a short tempered, I would go to therapy, and work on it. I was thinking of your five year old, and what it must have felt like having a glass of water threw around him. You said he was in shock, I am sure he was.
You said you have never hit or would hit anyone, so its not that bad. I beg to differ. Think of this, emotional abuse is something that stays with you forever. I have been emotional abuse and beat by my parents. Yes, I remember the beatings as a child. But what hurt most, was the emotional abuse.
You are your childs hero, the one he looks up to, the one he puts his trust in. With his daddy throwing things around him, then his little mind, can't take it in. It hurt me, to think of a child going through that.
I agree with manofmusic, walk out of the room. I'm sure you don't want your son living a nervous life, wondering will this or that set dad off.
I don't know what all you said to your wife, it is none of my business, but you said whatever you said, you shut her up. You might have won the battle with your son and wife, but you didn't win the war.
Your son is five now, trust me when I say, you will turn around and before you know it, he will be eighteen, or twenty-one. You will wonder, where did all the time go. You will miss him, so enjoy him, while he is still at home.
Also if you don't get your tempered in check, when your son gets old enough to leave home, he might not come around that much to visit.
Remember, your son was acting his age, he was doing what five year olds do.
I hope this doesn't come across harsh, I don't want that. I just want you to see things through your wife and son's eyes.
If you can, I would go to my son and wife, and apoligize, and let them know you handle it wrong. Let them know you love them.
When my children were little, and did something wrong, I let them know I didn't like their behavior, but I loved them. Have I done things and went back and apoligize to my children, yes I have.
Please get help for your temper.
Sunshine 1960