2.5: How have I not acted sanely when: a. I yelled in response to my children's need for attention?

2.5: How have I not acted sanely when:
a. I yelled in response to my children's need for attention?

I don't recollect that this was an issue for me but I suppose there have been times when my children have needed my attention and I was so focused on food that I didn't recognize their needs. I do recall many times when I would spend time preparing meals for the kids when they would be coming for a visit (evening or weekend) and I would be more worried about making sure that they were fed (and of course me too) that I wouldn't give them the attention they would need. I would tell them to go watch TV or read a book (which they rarely did) or get busy with homework - so I could focus on getting the food ready. And then of course it was more important to me that they eat than talk. So often I would find them not interested in the food and would get upset that they didn't care about what I had prepared, which was disappointing. After all it was food so how could they not care.