Yeah it was pretty sweet. I made my friend come in with me to the store, since I had four ziplock bands of change and it was quite embarrassing

utterly jewish behaviour

have you mastered to the ancient art of headspinning?

I'm more of a plate spinning fan.

I hate to complain again, but my brother is really working my last nerve. He's been crass and snappy with everyone all week and when we call bullsh[size=2]i[/size]t, he just bitches about our shortcomings and yells at us. It's always our fault he's a miserable b[size=2]a[/size]stard, apparently.

Yeah bro, go a [i]lot[/i] to Mexico, okay?

Don't get me wrong, this isn't for lack of trying. I've tried being nice to him and being supportive, but all he ever seems to do is wait until I stop talking and then criticize me. He does this with everybody.

I know our relationship hasn't been stellar growing up, and it was mostly my fault. But now I'm trying to change that. I just wish he'd stop treating us all like his enemies, lay off the criticisms and hostility, and just let us help him.

How old is he? It sounds like a tough situation. If he were young(like 15,16,17) I'd say its just a phase and wait it out as best you can.

I hate to say it but sometimes people just need to be completely ignored in order for them to change.

He's 20, turning 21 this May. He's been like this for years, too.

This is one of the reasons why I'm trying to move out by the time he gets back. I wouldn't be able to stand another whole summer with him.

It's just frustrating how he treats everyone in the family like a burden he has to deal with. He flies off on these wild temper tantrums when his computer malfunctions, then tells my sister to shut up when she vents about her troglodyte classmates. He puts everything off until the last second and then blames my organizational skills (or lack thereof) for the fact that he's going to be late because he can't find something.

I've had to cut people out of my life before because of negative influence, but this is the first time I've contemplated doing it to a member of my own family. Jesus Christ, I actually feel sick when I think about this.

Maybe once hes alone, he'll realize what the **** hes doing

if you get your mom to tell him to shut the f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck up i bet he will

no one wants that from their mom

[QUOTE=Anglachel;15802186]Maybe once hes alone, he'll realize what the **** hes doing[/QUOTE]

I can only hope. Two years of college haven't tempered his behaviour yet.

[QUOTE=Toaster;15802205]if you get your mom to tell him to shut the f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck up i bet he will

no one wants that from their mom[/QUOTE]

To give you an indication, my dad went out of his way and took off an hour from work to drive him around getting the last of the paperwork finished. My brother sleeps in until the last possible minute, blames me for being unable to find his checkbook, and yells at my dad for telling him they're short on time.

A couple weeks back, my dad finally talk him into helping him with the dishes, and my mom teases him in the same way she does everyone else. He snaps at her, throws the dish towel to the floor, and locks himself in his room in an act of spite. He then picks at the same issue like an old scab a week later because of a comment made in a conversation that had nothing to do with him and which he wasn't even a part of in the first place.

Sounds like an asshole

Man I'm so angry right now and really restless as a result.

He sounds depressed, tbh. When my depression was bad I acted just like him. I had to figure out own my what I was doing was affecting other people.

[QUOTE=Steerpike;15802256]I can only hope. Two years of college haven't tempered his behaviour yet.



To give you an indication, my dad went out of his way and took off an hour from work to drive him around getting the last of the paperwork finished. My brother sleeps in until the last possible minute, blames me for being unable to find his checkbook, and yells at my dad for telling him they're short on time.

A couple weeks back, my dad finally talk him into helping him with the dishes, and my mom teases him in the same way she does everyone else. He snaps at her, throws the dish towel to the floor, and locks himself in his room in an act of spite. He then picks at the same issue like an old scab a week later because of a comment made in a conversation that had nothing to do with him and which he wasn't even a part of in the first place.[/QUOTE]

k seriously

your bro: [immature complaint of some sort]

your mom: "why dont you shut the **** up you ungrateful prick"

your bro then goes up to his room and thinks about how much of a dick he must have been to get his mom to tell him to shut the **** up. he then cleans up his act

My mom's been telling me to shut the fuc[size=2]k[/size] up on a regular basis since I was 6.

[QUOTE=Steerpike;15802256]I can only hope. Two years of college haven't tempered his behaviour yet.



To give you an indication, my dad went out of his way and took off an hour from work to drive him around getting the last of the paperwork finished. My brother sleeps in until the last possible minute, blames me for being unable to find his checkbook, and yells at my dad for telling him they're short on time.

A couple weeks back, my dad finally talk him into helping him with the dishes, and my mom teases him in the same way she does everyone else. He snaps at her, throws the dish towel to the floor, and locks himself in his room in an act of spite. He then picks at the same issue like an old scab a week later because of a comment made in a conversation that had nothing to do with him and which he wasn't even a part of in the first place.[/QUOTE]

My brother is 16 and basically the same. Nothing is his fault and everyone else doesnt know anything. I just ignore him or refer to him as the jew or just punch him and tell him to grow the **** up and stop being a dick. My mum wanted me to move back in for a while partly to help her while she did a course and partly so i could sort his bitch *** out. The regular beating hav started to take effect and he can actually hold a few minutes conversation now without taking a tone and bitching. You just gotta hang in there and reinforce his good behaviour i guess.

Your parents should be stricter on him. If hes 20 hes old enough to be booted out on his *** so make sure he knows it

Yay looking for a car :D

And I got invited to go to Guyana (country where my gf is from) this summer!

My dad said Guyana was a craphole.

Oh yeah?

Why did he visit?

peace corp prbly

Well, it is in South America.

Yeah Central America >>>> South America

:p

He had to commute down to South and Central America to set up phone switches (the big hardward) which ran cell phones and the like. Off the top of my head, I know he went to Colombia, Guyana, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecuador, and maybe Brazil.

This was somewhere within the time period of 1997-2002ish

i wanna go to all the random **** hole countries in the world, like south america, africa eastern europe and central asia

Don't forget Belgium.

[QUOTE=Deth;15803070]Don't forget Belgium.[/QUOTE]

lol

Man, stuffing is like the best food ever.

My dad was in Colombia during the drug wars.

Scary

[QUOTE=Deth;15803060]He had to commute down to South and Central America to set up phone switches (the big hardward) which ran cell phones and the like. Off the top of my head, I know he went to Colombia, Guyana, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecuador, and maybe Brazil.

This was somewhere within the time period of 1997-2002ish[/QUOTE]

Eh, I'm sure I'll have a totally different experience. I am going with her family to stay with more family. Should be a lot of fun.

Enjoy the trip man.

All tropical countries would be fun to visit, but I'm absolutely terrified of spiders, so I always chicken out.

[QUOTE=Tyr;15803212]All tropical countries would be fun to visit, but I'm absolutely terrified of spiders, so I always chicken out.[/QUOTE]

That movie is incredibly funny(avatar)

You've got that right, my friend.

If you stay clear the forests then you'll be alright. Big spiders, at least where i live, are not seen very often.

But you know, it's the possibility that I might even encounter one. It's irrational, I know, but I can't help. Someday I might decide to go, but no rainforests for me.

Just carry you typical battle axe.

I'd rather not be in axe wielding distance from them, tbh.

The only thing you have to worry about here is like... bears and coyotes.

That's more my thing. We have wolves and bears, but very seldom this far south. The only animal that could potentially kill you here, is the common European adder, and for that you'd have to be really unlucky.