In case anybody's interested ---

Family life has improved in my house.

The family meeting that I initiated went well.

My husband expressed his feelings to our daughters and they listened. He was feeling unappreciated and "out of the loop." I don't think that our daughters realized how hurt he was by the way that they talk to him. I made it clear that I will no longer be the "go-between" or the peacemaker. I am very relieved. All is out in the open. Of course, we still have upsetness and disagreements, but at least I'm not taking responsibility for all of it anymore and we have a means for handling it. :-)