Today, I got into a major fight with my parents over my younger brother stealing from me. Their response was to get angry at me for my "tone" with them. My brother is 18 with an obvious drug problem, but my tone is the problem. FML
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Today, my mom yelled at me for fighting with my younger brother. Not because she wanted us to stop, but because my brother couldn't find a good comeback to my argument. FML
Today, my younger brother and I got into a fight over who the favorite child is. My mom overheard, came in the living room and said, "It's your little brother, now shut up." She was serious. FML
Today, I found out my junkie brother broke into my home, and stole mine AND my children's belongings whilst we were on holiday. I rang my mother to vent, only for her to blatantly defend him and insist I got it wrong. We caught him on camera, and now I'm being scolded for even thinking he would do such a thing. FML
Today, I got into a huge fight with a girl at school. My mom and dad decided to punish me by letting my three older brothers pick out my wardrobe for the next week. FML
Today, my mom and siblings got into a fight. Being generally quiet and non-confrontational, I stayed out of it. Shortly thereafter, I was yelled at by my mother for being "ungrateful" and "disrespectful." I still don't know what I did wrong. FML
Today, I was asked to take care of my 3 year-old little brother. After 15 minutes of him screaming and me trying to keep him entertained, he started throwing his toy cars at me. He hit me in the mouth, and I started to bleed. My parents yelled at me for "not controlling him." FML
Today, my 19-year-old brother broke into my dorm and robbed me. When I tried to file a report, my brother went to my parents and told them that he took it because I owed him money on a bet. Guess who lost $92.50. FML
Today, I yelled at my oldest son for picking his little brother up by the throat. Only to then be yelled at my my mother-in-law for hurting his feelings. FML
Today, my brother yelled at me, calling me a "no-good fucking whore", because I couldn't fix his laptop. The same laptop he threw on the floor after screaming "FUCKING HEAL MEEE!" at his game. As ever, my parents took his side, refusing to believe that I can't fix a cracked monitor. FML
Today, my older brother offered me a cigarette. I took it and barely took a drag before he socked me in the arm and lectured me for taking the offer. He's an alcoholic, and smokes daily. FML
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vicewinner 5
Maybe they try to protect themselves from the real problem. It is easier to be mad at you than to acknowledge something that might shatter their world.
gary8082 14
Classic enablers.
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Comments (29)
TheyCallMeDamien 18
Lock down what you can and remove anything from the home you can't. Safety deposit box if possible. Unfortunately this gets worst before it gets better especially if he's at the stealing from family and friends stage.
WeirdUS 30
How did you approach it? If you went in yelling and screaming it doesn't make you look good. Also, have evidence of your brother's drug problem. If you don't and they are clueless your claims and tone are going to make you look crazy. You gotta go in calm with evidence that this is going on. If you don't you look like you are throwing around accusations.
WTF STFU 3
If they are fine with stealing then tell them every time he steals from you that you will steel from them or they can cut out the middle man and feed his habit.
WTF STFU 3
If they are fine with stealing then tell them every time he steals from you that you will steal from them or they can cut out the middle man and feed his habit.
tease_ftx 8
sounds like you have peice of shit parents who enable his drug problem. ever thought they might be hittin the drugs with him?
Lobby_Bee 18
Now you know who is the favourite child.
Sparx1_1 16
If your parents are more worried about your tone than your brothers drug problem, then it's probably better for you if you move out asap.
dabrames 3
So cut them out of the loop. Tell your brother calmly, buti n no uncertain terms, that you will call the police the next time he steals from you, and that you will tell them exactly what he uses his ill-gotten gains for. He's 18, so hes' an adult. If your parents don't want to talk about it with you or him, then what else are you going to do? Also, you should not be living with any of these people if they don't respect you.
AKchic 7
Your parents are enablers who are deflecting from the real issue in order to minimize the issue. No matter what "tone" you take, no matter what words/phrases you use, they aren't going to help. I've worked addiction for a decade. I've spent my whole life with a family of addicts (it's a generational thing). Now my teenage son is the next generation and he happily runs to my mother, who enables him. It's never fun having to call Child Protective Services (an agency you have spent years working with) on yourself in order to get your teen the help he needs because there aren't many resources in your state (really, there aren't). You are going to have to do what you can to separate yourself from your brother and parents. Move out. Make sure that you have a safe space to go to in order to protect yourself from your brother's addiction. Be very clear that you are leaving because of his addiction and your parents' choice to enable him. Check out local support groups for AA/NA family members (Ala-teen is a good place to start). Good luck.
Ireland3 20
I know how you feel. My brother use to steal my ADHD pills and sell them but if brought it up to my parents then I was apparently just trying to start a fight.