Even if he did punch you in the neck or whatever, at you're age you should have enough self control not to ht him in the face where it would do damage and draw blood. Even with braces you must have hit him pretty hard. Back when i had braces they were sharper than they are now, and i didnt bleed when i got hit in the face pretty hard, so all in all- you made a mistake and you will have to deal with it. You shouldnt live at home at that age anyways. And furthermore if you have to contemplate where to snowboard or pay rent, then you dont deserve either in the first place.
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DrPizza
Administrator Elite Member Goat Whisperer
wtf are you talking about? It's not a matter between brothers; it's a matter between an adult (although apparently an immature adult) and a child. Adults don't beat on children, regardless of their relation.
I hate to think that you would consider a husband beating on his wife to be something that's just between spouses, and not a matter for the law? OP really is lucky that his parents didn't decide to call the police.
In fact, the OP is lucky that his younger brother isn't one of my students. If I had found out, I'd be obligated - by law - to report it.
PrelateBishop
Senior member
dumb@ss
Seriously, who posts crap like this? Stop acting like a child and be a man already.
Seriously, who posts crap like this? Stop acting like a child and be a man already.
I'm not trying to distract from the seriousness of the event, but to say that law should automatically be involved in family matters is wrong. The police should not be involved in something like this. There are some things that should be handled within the family unit, because once the legal system gets involved, it can destroy that unit. Involving the law can only hurt your family, not help. Police involvement should only be considered as a last resort.
Jesus, I used to fight with my parents. My step-dad would hit me, and I'd hit him back. Never in my life would I consider calling the cops on him, ever. There is a big difference between a fight, and abuse, and you don't need the police to come blur that distinction for you.
MercenaryForHire
Lifer
Funny, your dad sounds like a nice enough guy on the phone. And for a skinny emo kid who's made out with another dude, you're certainly not one to be calling anyone a "pussy."
- M4H
- M4H
:thumbsup:
This is how it was growing up in my house, pops may not have been a real tough guy but when he's 6'2" and your considerably smaller he sure seems like it! LOL, I moved out when I was 17, I guess that was the "Age of reckoning" maybe you should try the same (to OP)
Being related by blood is a lot different than being related by a piece of paper. I always knew with my siblings that no matter what happened we'd still love each other and would make up. There's no such guarantee with a spouse. They are radically different things and not comparable.
If you're prepared for someone to not consider someone your sibling anymore, go ahead and call the cops because it must have been serious enough for that. Otherwise, you are better able to work out the problem in-house than the police ever could.
Twofootputt
Senior member
How much tolerance would you have for someone who acts like an a**hole if you were in your own house? Nevermind, you'd have to like work & be responsible & that doesn't sound too likely.
waggy
No Lifer
there is a differance between 2 15 yr olds fighting. yeah tell them to work it out and continue on.
but a 24yr old smacking the 14 yr old in the mouth is diffrent. the 24 yr old started it and should know better then to smack the younger child.
and yes depending on the 24 yr old (such as is this the first time? has he done other stuff? etc etc) then yes i would call the cops on him.
QFT, my family in general is VERY close.
My brother lived at home until he was 28, he bought 2 houses (both worth over 450K+ now) and had no loans, no debt, plenty of savings, etc. He went through school and has been working for 8 years. My parents even helped out on his houses, he is going for a third house. His 15 yr mortgages will be paid off before his is 45.
My parents came to this country why; to give their children a better life and that is exactly what they have done, with getting us through college and helping us.
You guys can stick to your American culture and do what you want; my parents would never kick any of their kids out as we are respectful and not crazy SOBs who backhand eachother like this idiot OP.
My Uncles and cousins all did the same thing and there is NO one in my family who is financially instable. We have all succeeded and will do the same for our kids, only making our family's better. And NO, we are not lazy bastards who don't work and nef all day. Some of you think "oh he lives at home, what a looser"
The way I see it is, the only way living at home is stupid is if your married or an age like 40+.
All I have to say is, I laugh inside when I hear people talk about moving out at 18 and paying for college and staying at home is for losers, I laugh at you guys. The situation there is most likely that their parents kicked them out and they are mad and think everyone should experience the same thing.
Aikouka
Lifer
Well, there's kind of a couple different discussions going on now...
** Moving out = Necessary **
I don't agree with the statement, although I understand where people are coming from. Your belief is that moving out and having to be financially aware and responsible for (usually) your life makes you a better person. I can understand that, but I don't necessarily agree that it's always the best thing. The biggest issue students face after graduation are loans and depending on where you attended college, these loans can be hefty. I know I have about 40,000 in loans and my family was definitely considered poor (i.e. I did receive a decent amount from grants and such). Private colleges are definitely not great when it comes to lower loan sums afterward.
So essentially for me, living at home saves me rent payments and food bills, which my job has no problem paying, but now I can afford to throw more money toward my current bills (non-service... i.e. not including things like cell phone that are purely monthly) and pay them off quicker than normal. I've had friends say it's "bad" to live at home when it comes toward the women-folk, but if a girl honestly takes that as a deal breaker, then I'm better off without her, in my opinion.
** Brother Beatin' **
This is a bit of an interesting topic for me, because I do have an older brother (he's 23, I'm 22). My brother is absolutely horrid to deal with and your story kind of reminded me of him. He likes to do things like "tickle" or use pressure points on people and will not stop if people say to. It's a pure bully situation and if someone says to stop, you should do it. I am bigger than my brother and stronger than him, yet I'm a lot more pacifistic (as long as I'm not mad). Although your reaction of smacking your brother silly sounded a lot like something my brother would do, but not nearly as bad as mine.
My brother definitely needs something to get rid of his anger issues. He's incredibly argumentative and will not stop unless you say he's right. The problem is, I lose interest in said arguments after about 5 minutes and I simply stop listening or ignore him. This gets him angrier, and he ends up flipping out, because I get tired of listening to him constantly bicker about something inane (very rarely are his arguments ever about anything of substance). One time, he threw an (original) XBOX remote at my head, it just missed me and smashed into a wood structure beside my head. Then, he had the gall to say, "If that doesn't work, you're buying me a new one." I don't care who you are, if you get mad over relatively harmless words that you purposely intend to cause serious harm to someone and feel no remorse over it even after the fact, you need help. This isn't necessarily directed at the OP, unless you act like this. But this thread reminded me of my own brotherly experiences.
Be lucky your brother isn't retarded though... my little brother is and he's probably 10 times more annoying than yours. Getting the kid to shut up and leave you alone is my biggest chore every day, because a simple "Get out and leave me alone" doesn't work... not even adding a "pretty please" is effective :|.
And I wonder where all the stress comes from in my life :roll:.
** Moving out = Necessary **
I don't agree with the statement, although I understand where people are coming from. Your belief is that moving out and having to be financially aware and responsible for (usually) your life makes you a better person. I can understand that, but I don't necessarily agree that it's always the best thing. The biggest issue students face after graduation are loans and depending on where you attended college, these loans can be hefty. I know I have about 40,000 in loans and my family was definitely considered poor (i.e. I did receive a decent amount from grants and such). Private colleges are definitely not great when it comes to lower loan sums afterward.
So essentially for me, living at home saves me rent payments and food bills, which my job has no problem paying, but now I can afford to throw more money toward my current bills (non-service... i.e. not including things like cell phone that are purely monthly) and pay them off quicker than normal. I've had friends say it's "bad" to live at home when it comes toward the women-folk, but if a girl honestly takes that as a deal breaker, then I'm better off without her, in my opinion.
** Brother Beatin' **
This is a bit of an interesting topic for me, because I do have an older brother (he's 23, I'm 22). My brother is absolutely horrid to deal with and your story kind of reminded me of him. He likes to do things like "tickle" or use pressure points on people and will not stop if people say to. It's a pure bully situation and if someone says to stop, you should do it. I am bigger than my brother and stronger than him, yet I'm a lot more pacifistic (as long as I'm not mad). Although your reaction of smacking your brother silly sounded a lot like something my brother would do, but not nearly as bad as mine.
My brother definitely needs something to get rid of his anger issues. He's incredibly argumentative and will not stop unless you say he's right. The problem is, I lose interest in said arguments after about 5 minutes and I simply stop listening or ignore him. This gets him angrier, and he ends up flipping out, because I get tired of listening to him constantly bicker about something inane (very rarely are his arguments ever about anything of substance). One time, he threw an (original) XBOX remote at my head, it just missed me and smashed into a wood structure beside my head. Then, he had the gall to say, "If that doesn't work, you're buying me a new one." I don't care who you are, if you get mad over relatively harmless words that you purposely intend to cause serious harm to someone and feel no remorse over it even after the fact, you need help. This isn't necessarily directed at the OP, unless you act like this. But this thread reminded me of my own brotherly experiences.
Be lucky your brother isn't retarded though... my little brother is and he's probably 10 times more annoying than yours. Getting the kid to shut up and leave you alone is my biggest chore every day, because a simple "Get out and leave me alone" doesn't work... not even adding a "pretty please" is effective :|.
And I wonder where all the stress comes from in my life :roll:.
ArchCenturion
Senior member
Lol brother beating. People are acting like i smashed his face, broke all his fingers, and tore off his ears.
It was just a lazy but fairly solid backhand that happened to connect to his lip and braces. I was not angry at him, just annoyed at the way he was talking back to me.
I am not trying to defend what I did, or say that i was justified, but people using the arguement that i started it need to reallize that with brothers living together there really is no clear cut starting point. Ya the immediate cause was me messin with him, but I could have been messin with him because of something he did to me earlier, he beaned me in the head with a tennis ball, and even that act was more than likely started by something earlier.
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