"09.04.07"  plaidmushroom
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My brother, who is nearly 28, has been living with us recently due to a terrible breakup with his long time girlfriend and our awful economy. It doesn't bother me to have him around, he's my brother and I'm glad we're able to help him. But he really annoys me with his lack of responsability. The other night he went out with some friends and didn't get home until 6 in the morning! I wouldn't have a problem with that, as he is a grown man, but he had to bang on my window so I could get up and open the door for him because he lost his key...again! This is the second key! I'm sick of it!
Not only that, he had a job to do at 9am! Which he obviously missed...
The other thing is, he never flushes the toilet, and he always leaves the seat up. It's very obnoxious.
I know that I'm not perfect, and I can be irresponsable, too. But this is ridiculous! My mom has to practically get down on her knees and beg him to mow the lawn, and asking him to take out the garbage is like asking him to chop off his manly parts! He's living here 100% free so I don't think it's a big deal to mow the lawn every once in awhile to help my mom out, especially because she was just injured in a car accident.
He's a grown man, yet life is nothing but a party to him. All he wants to do is drink and sleep. He needs a liver transplant at the age of 28! It's sad...  | |
loveis
TFS Monkey
41200 points | Oooh, I was ready to chew him out till I saw the end of your post..
liver transplant, pretty serious stuff..
you might want to go easy on him. You never know what feelings he may be suffering through.
And you are blessed with his time here on earth with you. |
plaidmushroom
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3192 points | loveis said: Oooh, I was ready to chew him out till I saw the end of your post..
liver transplant, pretty serious stuff..
you might want to go easy on him. You never know what feelings he may be suffering through.
And you are blessed with his time here on earth with you.
The thing is, it's because he refuses to stop drinking the way he does. We've tried and tried and tried to get him help but he won't take it. He knows it's slowly killing him but he just doesn't seem to care. I've taken it easy on him for that exact reason. I don't really mention it front of him, and if I do say something I'm sure to be polite and respectful about it. I don't like to be harsh or judgemental. But it's like he tries to use his self-inflicted condition to gain sympathy so he can walk all over my mom. She's scared to say anything to him because he's already threatened to just live on the streets. This has been going on for far too long in my opinion and it's getting harder to just hold my toungue when it feels like he's just walking all over my mom.  |
perfectlystrange
Über Master Debater
9427 points | That really sucks. He shouldn't be walking all over the woman who gave him life or using his condition to get his way, especially when he can be getting help for it. That's just not right.
Btw, your background makes me hungry.  |
kayxx
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4141 points | | It's a tough one but he has as much right to be there as you do "we are happy to help" does make it sound like your the one doing him a favour. Many people turn to drink when they have a breakup, I don't know maybe he had an issue with it before, either way the latest events won't help. He should be pulling his weight around the house, and no one in my home would get away with not flushing the loo!. You should persuade your mum to talk him, I wouldn't reccomend you try. |
xrobynx
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253 points | Omg i wood definetly confront him about that
Thats not right
He is probably just depressed because of the break up so just let him no that you are there to help him, but not pick up after him
He has to learn =/ Good Luck xXx |
jazzy2002
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7793 points |  He's flipping 28--if he can't get with the program then let him live on the streets. My father in law died of alcohol poisoning and his liver was only 10% functional. Definitely not a nice way to die and I have stories of this horrendous infliction. Best of luck, but you're mom needs to put her foot down. |
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