Have you disowned a sibling?

I could never disown my baby brother, I love him to tears. Other members of my family, however... I've considered it...seriously...
 
Yes, my oldest brother Brian. When I was about 8yrs old he left us. My mother was struggling to make enough money to keep food on the table, he was 19 or 20... old enough in my young mind, to stay, get a job and help my mother out. He chose instead to take off and break all contact with us. I was old enough to "feel?" to decide that he should have stayed and I never forgave him for that.

Later when we were grown my little sis was working for him, he borrowed her credit cared and maxed it out, ruined her credit and it took her years to get her good credit back. He also got us all to invest in his business, he made a million selling his skateboard truck design to Roller Derby skate co. None of us ever saw a penny of our investment. He blew all that money..on what we have no clue.

One year my mom brought him to my house for Thanksgiving. When he sat down at the table to eat he had the unmitigated gall to ask me if I had washed my hands before I prepared the meal. Oh I was livid!

Then being broke and never having a real job, he lived off my mom for years, living with her, using her car...all that. A grown adult man in his late 50's leaching off his mommie. He's a useless human being, a manipulator who thinks the world owes him a living. Arrogant, self absorbed, paranoid loser.

I told my mom if he died tomorrow I wouldn't attend his funeral.
 
I was adopted as a baby, met my 1/2 brother and sister when I was 22, I'm now 30. My biological mother has schizophrenia and made it difficult for us to get to know each other, but in a way I'm glad. My mother died in January, and both of them (15 and 20) were on high on pills. The 15 year old hasn't been to school since she was 12, and has a 24 year old boyfriend. The 20 year old deals. After the funeral, I had a nasty phone call from my sisters boyfriend, so I've not made any contact since. I don't intend to either. While I'd like them to be in my life, I have worked very hard to be where I am, and I don't want them to upset my life (like my biological mother did). They are quite erratic like she was.
In my "real family" who I grew up with, I have an older brother. He abused me as a child, and is a party-pill-popping boy too. I'm glad he's not smoking pot anymore - that was a full-time job for him! It broke up his 7 year relationship. He has depression and has been fired from a few jobs (once he crashed their server...downloading porn. No kidding!) So, while I see him and love him, I rarely phone him. Maybe once a year.

I love and get along well with my Dad, so I try to keep the peace. I'm in the mindset of "when I have my own family things will be better".

edit : and I'm in the process of re-doing my will. I'm leaving everything to them, but not making any of them executor - I don't trust them. I DESPERATELY want kids, so I don't have to leave anything to my ungrateful siblings! :/
 
My oldest brother has disowned the family. *shrug* Oh well.
 
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