Longing for a peaceful meal

Well I worked all day today to make a pot of homemade soup. So was tired and really ready to sit down and enjoy the meal. Well that was not to be. The Mother of the 3 year old was in a royal mood from the minute she walked into the door and we had another meal where it was spent listening to her scream at this child at the table and we all just sit there trying to ignore the elephant in the room. I just long for a peaceful dinner again. We are hoping that she goes back to her second job which means she would be out of the house most of the evenings to work while we eat dinner. We can only hope.