okay my younger brother is 12 about to be 13, and so i guess it's not exactly strange for him to be acting up the way he does because he's a tween
but somehow he's becoming the worst person i've ever had the displeasure of being around. And i kind of blame myself for it
he's made weird comments about girls, insults the way i look and everything i do, and he says slurs that he definitely shouldn't say and clearly doesn't know the context behind them.
i try to correct him all the time which instead just leads to him saying them around me even more because he knows it makes me uncomfortable.
now i'm the type of person where if someone is doing the same things that he does, im cutting them off immediately. and ive done it before.
but i rely on him to help me with our younger sister so i cant just ignore him. and when i bring these things up to my mom she scolds him but thats about it.
i just dont know what else i can do about him and i know its not my place because im just his sister but i still feel responsible because this behavior can be changed and maybe im just not trying hard enough.
if anyone has any advice please let me know i dont want him to grow up to be a bad guy because nobody at home taught him that this behavior isn't okay.
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cheesechaser89
from what ive observed, these type of people rarely change.. i feel like your brother is hanging out with a group of bad people which i dont think you can do much with except, when asked to hangout with them outside of school, you should tell your mom to decline his request and give your reasoning. i also feel like these type of people are derived from social media, so maybe try to convince your mom to constrict his internet usage and try to manage it if ygs have the parental controls thingy. and if you guys havent already, you should inform him on the history of the words he's using, and if he shows lack of care, then.. yikes.
anyways, im just a puny 15 year old thats not much older than him so take my advice with a grain of salt ;'_'.. goodluck, and i hope he changes as a person
thanks for the advice! i'm 99% sure it is his friends but sadly i can not control who he talks to and my parents already see them as good ppl so im at a disadvantage
but again thank u otherwise :)
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Ramus Alaric
I'm sorry you have to deal with that. It's messed up but he's still 13 and has room to change! It will be hard but try your best to give him the right mindset. Maybe he's in a bad crowd/friend group. I hope your situation improves tho!!
i think it is his friend group that has him acting out like this but there's not much i can do besides complain on the internet and hope something changes lol
thank you either way for the advice!
by mediocreWizard; ; Report