There's a saying "You can pick your friends but you can't pick your family"
and in my situation it's true .
I have a brother who i don't get on with ,he is arrogant , rules his kids with an iron rod and basicaly is that far up his own arse he will never see daylight . He states he is an intelligent man as he is a teacher (enough said on that ) ,I think he is just a prat and have told him so .Anyone else not get on with their sibblings.

My Mum used to really get on my wick when I was in my early 20's.

Stubborn, cantankerous & extremely non-compliant with her health related problems.

She's dead now & I do miss her.

Cherish what you have before it's taken away :thumbsup:

Yeah thats a true comment Don.
Me and my brother fell out for a while.Although i felt he was to blame and visa versa...We talk now and thats the main thing..afterall hes still my brother.

Human nature isnt it.In my opinion tho familys seem to hold grudges longer than mates?:)

Just glad to say that I have two fantastic Brothers whom I am very proud of and we all look after each other as well as being best friends.... Ooops!.... better mention my Sis.... she's OK. :D

I am close to my brother and live in a shared house with him but he gained better qualifications and a better paid job and will occassioanly state:

"Hmm I'm better looking than you and more intelligent too"

I pointed out that his aim had always been to better me on everything to which he replied:

"that's not hard is it"

As for the above its all true so I reply "whoopee for you" or something similar while feeling annoyed that someone feels that urge to be on top all the time.

When I learned to drive and bought a car there were no congratulations just an irritation that I had moved ahead at something.

Its quite possible to love someone and want to crack their skull simultaneously.

I have a brother who i don't get on with ,he is arrogant , rules his kids with an iron rod and basicaly is that far up his own arse he will never see daylight .

Uncle Paul??? :suspect:

When i was younger (i'm only 22 :D ) me and my brother used to fall out over everything, he hated me, end of!.. and i hated him too... but at the end of the day, he's still me brother... we get on fine now.. i even got him a job at our place after he quit his old job... mind, we work the opposite shifts, which could be a good thing.

My brother is my work partner and we argue almost every day. Most people on sites wonder how we haven't knocked five barrels of s*** out of each other, yet if someone says something bad about him (like today), my hackles jump up and i'm ready to open a can of whupass :hihi:

We're brothers.......

I haven't seen my brother in about nine years. Everytime I did see him before that, it didn't take long before I would get this deja-vu feeling about what it is about him I find intolerable. That may sound harsh, but I had to put up with years of bullying from him, and although he now regrets that and says he has changed, it is clear to me that he has weird and terrible relationships with his wife - who's even scarier than he is - and everyone else around him.

So I now avoid him. At first it was because I hated him for making my life so difficult when I was younger, but I now know his own bad experiences when he was young may have been responsible for his behaviour, so there's not so much personal animosity anymore, but he just doesn't seem to do any good for the people around him, so I'm resigned to avoiding him for my own good.

It's sad, but sometimes you just have to accept things as they are.

My brothers are fab! I'm really lucky and can't fault them really! The younger one is surprisingly protective though. My mum told me the other day how derogatory he is about my ex boyfriend - bless. I've smuggled him into various bars/clubs in sheffield which was fun. Until my friends got him trashed on newcastle brown ale and I had to pick up the pieces.

I get on with all my family although we are not exactly close. But i know of so many who do not get on and exclude each other from their lives almost to the point that they almost deny they have a bro/sis

The only brother I have is a microwave. I often wish I had a real one.

I think it is so common that male silings just dont get on!
My brother is 10 years older and I must admit I have nothing in common with him whatsoever,

try and see the good points in him rather than the bad, YOU will reap the benefits from this way of seeing things

My mum gave my brother no incentive to do anything and as a result he has turned into a right arse, when me and my brother were kids I was told I had to get a Saturday Job & told to save my money and give half of it to my brother.

At the age of 16 he got involved with some dodgy friends and ended up stealling all my jewellery, money from my purse, money off my mums partner and money that was put away towards my Grandads 70th Birthday.

My Mother has to this day continued to cover up for him and defend him.

Today at the age of 25 he is in and out of work constantly, mainly loosing interest in a job once he recieves his first pay packet, he has a girlfriend that is just like my mother in that she pays his way and defends him to the hillt.

A few months ago he damaged my computer by downloading porn and a dialler plus as a bonus a virus, he also broke my sons video recorder and his girlfriend refused to believe he would do such a thing.

Later after trying to convince everyone he was a changed man, he stole off my boyfriend and left a wonderful first impression, needless to say I was totally embarrassed.

When I was ill in January my boyfriend asked my mum if she would sit with my son so he could take me to the hospital, my mother refused as she said she had to get up early, with this my boyfriend had a go at my mum for her lack of support and because of this my brother decided to come round and verbally abuse me in front of my son then threaten me.

With a family like mine who needs enemies

I Can Tottally Relate To That.my Brother Could Chop Someones Head Off In Front Of Her,and She Would Still Say He Had Not Done It.

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