A man who was treated badly by his brother in the past has revealed that he refused to help him after his wife kicked him out of their house.
The adopted man took to Reddit and explained that his brother has been nothing but cruel to him.
“A few years ago dad got sick so I moved home to help him and mum out,” he wrote on Reddit. “I contributed to bills, took care of dad, took care of the dogs, cooked every day, cleaned and worked full-time myself and just really tried to be as helpful as possible. I even offered to pay rent but my mum said no.”
But when he got involved in an accident while on his way to get his medication, his parents decided to buy him a second-hand car so he could continue taking care of his dad, and also to say thanks for helping them out.
“Well, my siblings came for that Christmas, heard about the car and freaked out,” the man continued.
“They said I didn’t deserve anything and that I was using mum and dad. My brother cornered me and said as soon as dad died I had a month to move out and ‘stop leeching’ off mum or else.
“Dad passed shortly after that Christmas and I began planning my move, but mum was really upset. She kept pushing me to stay but in the back of my head, I had my brother’s threat and just didn’t feel comfortable. I ended up getting a place just up the street so I could still help her.”
The man moved out and ended up doing well for himself. He said that he landed a job that paid well, and he also bought a home close to his mother.
“Last year my mum’s sister who also was also recently widowed came to live with her and brought her two grandkids, who she is the guardian of, so my mum’s house is full and she’s happy. I help out and watch the kids a lot and still do most of the house maintaining stuff so I’m over a lot,” he went on.
He then heard from his mother that his brother needed to move home because his wife kicked him out.
“A week later my brother called asking if he could just live with me since he didn’t want to share a house with two kids. I have a spare room but I don’t want to live with him. He’s treated me like s*** for more than 10 years at this point and is vocal about not considering me family.”
“He’s said he doesn’t want me at our mother’s funeral or in her will (I don’t want anything from her and never ask for anything she just offers things sometimes). The animosity is palpable.
“I would offer to take in one of the kids but they are young and need to be with their caretaker so I think he just needs to suck it up and stay at my mum’s.”
One Reddit user commented: “He is not family to you, you are under no obligation to help him.”
Another wrote: “He’s incredibly cruel to you. Time for him to reap what he sowed.”
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