Breadwinner Brother

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Signed Up: Dec 21, 2011
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Before I go to sleep, let me rant just a bit.

My brother is only 1 year and 4 months younger than I.

Before he came back home this year, he never talked to me and, when he does, he starts a fight with me. When I try to talk to him, he only gives one-word answers. The hell is wrong with him.

This year, he came back home after failing in flying school. You all know how expensive it is to send kids to flying schools, right?

Well, he just wasted all those years memorizing the answers. It was kind of stupid of him to do this. I told my mum about this but she was soooo sure my brother was doing the right thing. I was very busy then so the next day, I forgot to talk about this with him. So, in short, he didn't make it.

So he came back home, empty-handed.

A couple of weeks ago, my mum asked me to buy him a pair of shoes that's even more expensive than any of my shoes. Oh scratch that, she didn't even ask. She said, "you're going to buy him shoes."

I really got mad about this because obviously, the brother who never cared about me or my presence is now someone whom I am going to support—

So I told my parents that, no, I won't buy him shoes... I even told him, "if you want to afford a pair of shoes, you have to WORK HARD for it."

Weeks later, he kept on asking me how much my shoes cost... and even seemed to add them up... because obviously the total cost of my shoes are more than the shoes my mum wants me to buy for him.

I am really annoyed... for the simple reason that (a) the shoes I bought for were funded by HARD-EARNED MONEY by MYSELF, and (b) why don't you try looking for jobs now?

This isn't the only thing I am pissed.

You see, I work out at the gym. I have a trainer and all.

And next thing I know, my brother goes to the same gym. Trainer and all. Even though he doesn't have money at all!

My mum is giving him money to pay for all the dues.

He is even planning to buy supplements, all cared for by my mum.

Yet he doesn't lift a single finger. He doesn't work. He's just waiting for that god-damned money.

Why this is bothering me? (1) my parents never gave me money to work out; (2) I am paying for all my dues, all out of my pocket; (3) when I still had no money, I went to the CHEAPEST GYM in town; he is going to the MOST EXPENSIVE ~ even though he doesn't have a single penny.

My parents kept on supporting him on and on and on. He even borrows my car just to buy meds from a very near drugstore... TAKE NOTE, I didn't have that kind of privilege when I was still studying.

Back to the shoes, I told him, "you never talked to me when I was still a law student and you fought with me for the pettiest reasons, and now you're expecting I'm going to buy you shoes even more expensive than any of my shoes?"

Now, he tries to talk to me all the time. But no, the kind of conversation I want isn't something with some "strings attached" like you're just talking to me because you NEED me and MY MONEY.

I won't give it to you unless there's genuinely something to talk about. And unless you truly need it. Also, we have parents who are well-off. Don't bother me no more. I WORK HARD for my money. GO FIND SOME JOB NOW.

Breadwinner Brother

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