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Mysterious_wife
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My brother contacted me
Mysterious_wife
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I don't know what to say. I don't know if I want to engage. I know he will ask to see us. Ah why can't he be normal?
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Re: My brother contacted me
((hugs))
He won't ever be normal. There is nothing you can do about that. Your responsibility is to YH and A.
I still have not heard anything.
This is so heartbreaking. I took up for him for years. I still take up for him. He needs to learn his actions are not ok. He is not going to be held responsible if his mom is still around. My dad has his head in the sand too. I found out last week he is still driving his mom's car. He isn't suppose to drive due to the medications he is on! If I knew when he was in it, I would call the cops. They can't do anything without physically seeing him in the car.
Honestly, you where right to distance yourself. There is nothing you can do to change the situation and he won't get the help he needs with the current family dynamics. I know it's heartbreaking. He's your brother and you love him. That isn't going to change either.
Loving someone means not aiding in their self destruction.
Brother was put in jail. Dad called and it didn't go well. I didn't hide anything. I was truthfully blunt. It looks like my dad is now enabling more. I suspected as much.
I get it. He is sick. He has problems. He is the baby. There has to be a time to force him to be responsible for himself. He has the mind of a teen and should be treated like a teen, not a five year old.
I will leave the ball in their court. I'm not going to coddle any of them. If my dad wants to continue our already strained relationship, it's up to him. I'm not bending backwards or accepting the behavior.