I get it. There are days I want to cut my tongue out of my jaw. Days where I, at least in my own home, go mute. The Mrs doesn’t like it much, but I don’t always care. I don’t feel like it’s my place to say whether it’s OK for you or not. I can see it both ways. Staying mute is letting it win, right? But is letting it win really always a bad thing? That’s something you need to decide.