family spats over the holidays :ugh:

[tld221]

in similar vein to the "dealing with someone you cant stand"
(didnt wanna hijack that thread)
and dont see this as "random thread" material...

i cant stand my brother. we have history, but he went through some stuff in the past few years that really changed him for the worse. he knows i dont really like him, but its something we really dont talk about. when i come home, we give a simple "hey whats up" and thats it. when i call home, i dont speak to him.

as of late (being this past afternoon-i went home for the holiday) i go to my purse and notice $20 missing. my brother is known around the house as a thief, and everyone accepts it. my mom's response was, "i told you to hide your purse..."

i called him on it, and he hung up on me. i dont ever want to go home again--why should i feel unsafe at home? (p.s. he's stolen larger amounts from my mom and sister, including my sister's cell phone last year) he's 16, has no job, doesnt go to school, and a whole list of things i dont approve of but isnt really my place to dictate over.

my mom is like, someone needs to tell him its not okay to steal... but isnt that fundamental? i learned that when i was growing up--did that get lost in translation in the 5 year difference? WTF???? and since when is stealing from family OK?

clearly im PO'ed.