[Ghost]

I'd start an e/n thread on Something Awful, but hey, no account. What do you do when you want to hurt your own brother very, very badly? Because I do. I just tried to, but I didn't have enough room to fight and I'm nowhere near strong enough. Also there was the factor of the RCOB: red curtain of blood... as in you can't really see straight, 'cause you're so pissed. I managed one or two decent hits, but nothing he'll wake up aching about.

And why all this, you ask? Because he and his twin brother are complete and utter jackasses. They're 21, they both live at home, only one is at school, both drink to excess, both smoke, both treat women like they're less than dirt, and the one I tried to grind into dirt treats me... christ. It must be pheromones: something about him never fails to get under my skin. He ****s with me constantly... simple example, I was on the Infinity IRC room talking about their game, and I left my room to go get a drink. Mike asks if he can check his email on there. He then broadcasts "I AM GAY," etc etc etc on my name. Thanks, Mike. Love you too, you miserable waste of life. Lots of it's just stupid bull**** like that. The thing that set me off tonight was him asking me if I wanted to see Wii Sports. I respond "sure, let me put up an away message." "HURRR A GAY MESSAGE IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID" "No, cocksucker, an away message." I go out there, he's with the twin and one of their friends. "HURR YOU WANT A BEER" "No thanks." "HURRR ARE YOU GAY OR SOMETHING" Aaand it's all red from there. Jesus Christ.

What am I supposed to do, just let him continue? It's not just what he says, I get that from my friends all the time. It's how he says it. It's how he thinks himself to truly be superior. And I so dearly wish he was out of my life and out of this house.


Aaaand I think that's it. Reply if you want with your own stories, sympathies, and/or commiserations. I just really needed to let it out somewhere; nobody's awake on the east coast right now.

[redsniper]

Is he older or younger than you? What's your parents' opinion on this?

[Ghost]

I'm 17. Dad probably isn't terribly happy, and I don't know about Mom. This happened about a half hour ago. Dad had to come out to our living room. He told Mike to just leave me alone for now, and wants me to talk to Mike about it.

[Mefustae]

*Failure to care imminent*

[Taristin]

*Failure to care imminent*

If you dont care don't post. If all you're going to post is stupid **** remarks like this, then simply put: Shut up.

[Mefustae]

Well i've certainly been put in my place, so i'll flesh out what i'm trying to say:

Get over it. Sure, your brother(s) is a moron, so what? If the worst they throw at you are badly worded accusations of homosexuality, then it's not exactly the end of the world. Just settle down and tell 'em where how you feel, and they should back off somewhat. If that doesn't work, threaten to do something horrific to them while they're sleeping if they don't give you some breathing room.

Family can suck, but whinging about it isn't going to do anything, it'll probably only make things worse.

[Col. Fishguts]

When it comes to older brothers, a good surprise kick in the stomach can work wonders (my brother is 5 years older, which ruled out a fair fight, so I always had to resort to dirty tricks). It has to be noted, that we were no longer fighting at the age you and your brother are now, so the results may not be the same

Oh and I know your feeling. My brother is the only person who knew how to push my buttons exactly the right way to send me into a blind "RAARRRGGH"-kind of rage.

[Ghost]

Get over it.

Yeah, I know. You're right, of course; but holy Jesus if I'm not feeling the urge to bring the pain some more.

[redsniper]

Well, a good cheap shot is to hold your hand up for a high five, then when he goes to return the high five, punch him in the nads with your other hand.

[Descenterace]

I say go for the psychological or perhaps sneaky revenges. Not the violent. Revenge should not leave any trail back to you.

I've just had an annoying day dealing with recalcitrant computer hardware, so my suggestions today will be along the lines of a few grains of sand in a DVD drive, or a rubber mallet applied with care to an active hard disk. Just enough to ensure that his more expensive toys break a little more quickly, preferably just out of warranty.

There's NO WAY he can prove anything (or even suspect) unless he catches you red-handed, but small-yet-expensive annoyances can bring someone down really quickly.

Then there's the shaken beer cans, and the application of laxatives to the aforementioned beverages. There are many ways to make someone's life a little more miserable. It probably won't encourage him to leave you alone, but it will be satisfying.

Rumour is effective, too.

[Ghost]

Heh. I like your approach. Problem is, he uses my dad's and his twin's computer.

[Shade]

Hmm. Download gay porn using his user account, and make sure it's in a place dad finds it? I mean, he did try the whole gay thing on you, it would only be fitting.

[IceFire]

I have no suggestions but that sort of behavior is the kind that I've endured from some friends who I no longer hang out with.  Nobody deserves to be treated like that, their stuff messed with, and reputation potentially ruined or feelings hurt over that.  I realize I have an unusual relationship with my family...I actually get along and like them most of the time and even when not...there are unspoken rules of engagement.

Your brother doesn't know the rules, doesn't understand the rules, and probably will never conceive of said rules.  Its unfortunate and I don't know what you can do.  It seems like the best solution is to put as much room between him and you as possible...perhaps make that clear to your parents too.  Thats a toughie...

For 21 that does sound rather immature. Particularly if its going on all the time.

[Flipside]

Just point out that people who are obsessed with calling other people Gay are often in denial and ask him if theres anything the two young men who spend all their time together would like to tell you

[WeatherOp]

Just come up with something nasty.

Break the toilet seat and the bathroom door lock, then the next time he takes a poop the seat breaks and his big butt falls in and he gets stuck, then take plenty of pics and blackmail him.

[Ghost]

Thank you all for the suggestions, one and all... And believe me, I'm more than tempted, and I'll certainly file some of these away for future use... but I've got a grip on myself. Thankfully. Much as that ****er deserves getting pounded on, I still have to live with him. Best to be civil... so says Dad. And pretty much what he says goes, although I'm not opposed to hitting him again should he start right back up. Maybe I can train him to leave me alone with the threat of beatings.

[Janos]

I still suggest you would register to somethingawful forums and IMMEDIATELY post this thread, maybe in a forum called FYAD

[Ghost]

lol fyad lol

I hate FYAD and BYOB. They're bad.

[Janos]

lol fyad lol

I hate FYAD and BYOB. They're bad.

i'm a byober don't be rude

[Polpolion]

Dang, that sucks. I have an older brother who did stuff like that a while ago. Stuff like that really sucks.

Your best bet, probably isn't to do anything in the open, just subtle things. Like taking something expensive of his, and not wrecking it, but hiding it. And if you ever see change/loose money of his, take it. Also, assuming he's the lazy type and puts his cloths on the floor, take them and hide them. If he has any appliances that use batteries, take the batteries and throw them out or something. If he has an I-pod or something with a built in battery, (assuming that you didn't hide it) turn it on to run down the battery. If he has any games/applications installed for his use on the computer, go into the file and take out a random file or something so it doesn't work anymore.

Notice how all of this stuff can be undone. If you do any major permanent damage, you eventually feel guilty, and that is usually worse than just feeling bad, in my opinion.

No offense, but all those people who said, "talk it out" or "tell them how you feel" usually are to ignorant in this situation to comment, because if someone actually had been making fun of them, they would know that doesn't work.

When they actually make fun of you, I suppose you could say something like this: "What? I'm gay? Okay. I never knew I was gay, but if being intelligent constitutes being gay, then I suppose your right. "

From my experience, a retort that is along the lines of "The specific reason that I don't care is because you're the person saying it." is usually good.




I hope I helped