"My wife tried to save money. This is an INSULT to my MANHOOD, implying I don't earn enough to support my family! Anyway, your honor, that's why I was sleeping in my yard, in between sobbing and pounding on the door begging forgiveness."
Yeah, it's just so fucking weird. Like, it's not authoritative in a leadership way, and it's not authoritative in a dommy way, it's just petty and capricious. It actually makes you look weak, not like a leader. They're the opposite of what they seek to be.