<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

My son "James" is from a previous relationship. So my wife "Beth" is his step mom. We've been in a relationship since he was 4, so this is nothing new. We always had issues with James being defiant. We also have another son together "Ron"[5m] who does not exhibit defiant behavior.

Over the years we've had our ups and downs with Beth and James not getting along. Usually when I'm at work James will get into an argument with Beth over little things like not taking the garbage out. He talks back to her a lot. She'll call me at work crying and saying that she can't live with him anymore and he picks fights over everything. There's not much I can do over the phone. When I get home I'll have a talk with James about what happened. He'll tell me that he's sorry, but he can't take it anymore with Beth always yelling at him.

This is where I'm stuck. James seems to get upset about feeling like he's constantly in trouble. Beth is tired of putting up with his mouth and threatening to leave. Ron is upset that they're always fighting. And I'm caught in the middle trying to be a peace maker.

I recieved two phone calls today at work from Beth saying that she's at her limit. I said that I would call and schedule us family therapy. Beth got very defensive and said "I called you for support and you just tell me that I need therapy!" I told her that I said we all need family therapy because it's affecting all of us. She got mad and hung up.

It's hard to support her sometimes when I have to pick sides between her and my son, and I only get her side of the story. Honestly, I think they're both in the wrong in most of their conflicts.

How should I approach this when I get home tonight?
<bot>: my wife and son don't get along with each other. Both threaten to leave because of each other. I'm stuck in the middle trying to be a peace maker.