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Do you have a close family member that you HATE

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user1490969170 · 24/04/2023 13:23

not dislike, but actually hate? I know it is a strong word, and it has taken years for me get to this point. But I hate my brother. I would feel nothing if he died, perhaps even happiness/relief.

He is pathological liar, thief, emotionally abusive, narcissit etc.

I look back and wonder why he has turned out like this, and one of the key reasons (IMO) is that there have never been any consequences for him.

It started in his teens with things like drink driving, driving without a license, shooting rabbits on other people land, and never a single consequnce from either of our parents (he never got caught so no consequences from police/farmer etc).

It then escalated to stealing £100,000s from his own father, being a 'rogue landlord' , incessent lying about big and little things, tax evasion etc.

Btw, if you met him, you would think that he was lovely....until you got to know him

Just here to rant really, and ask for other people's experiences.

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Turfwars · 24/04/2023 14:04

Batiqueattic · 24/04/2023 13:36

Sister. She hated me & made it clear my entire life that I was a nonentity - her actual word for me. Tried to reel me back in to her toxic world a while ago after over a decade of just ignoring me; she thought I would come running. I told her to shove it & apparently she was shocked. So lovely not to have that poison in my life now. I won't give a toss when she dies, I'm just not interested.

Similar here - My sister loathed me all my life, and even now in middle age she's indifferent to me at best. But much of the time happy to shit stir and bitch non stop about me to the rest of the family.
Then she wails that I'm not as close to her as my other siblings. Well, yeah you fucking weapon! I don't hate her as such, I've just reached the place where I'm equally indifferent.

I've an aunt that I despise, so I'll make sure I have a celebratory drink when I hear shes finally dead.

LlynTegid · 24/04/2023 14:02

Thankfully not. Had one who I had minimal contact with and was pleased lived a long way away, who died several years ago.

DrMeredithGrey2023 · 24/04/2023 14:01

Sister. Haven't spoken for 5 years, even walked past each other in the street. My children frequently get the amount of sisters i have wrong, and I never correct them because she is nothing to them.

If she was on deaths door, and I could save her life for 30p, I'd treat myself to a wham bar.

AffIt · 24/04/2023 13:59

I have a second cousin who is an absolute scumbag - a thief, a liar, a drug user and a violent criminal who leaves a string of broken relationships and abandoned children in his wake (what these women see in him I really don't know).

I saw him recently for the first time in about 25 years at a family funeral and hopefully that'll be the last time.

ChooseTheTree · 24/04/2023 13:57

Unfortunately yes. Although I'm nc, they are still affecting my life from afar - with their lies and slander. They've won in separating me from the wider family and in the future I can only think of moving very very far away and changing my name to escape. I loathe them. They are the very worse type of narcissist - the vile dangerous type.

Yazo · 24/04/2023 13:54

Yeah, my brother. In all honesty I wish him well but have no feelings for him really so maybe I don't hate him, but you can get past hate. I make a token effort for my mum but otherwise not much good to say about him.

Gingergirl70 · 24/04/2023 13:42

Yep, have one if them and I can honestly say they're a despicable person who has done despicable things and I wouldn't shed a tear if they dropped dead tomorrow. I try stay as LC as I can, but other family members always try to emotionally blackmail me into having some kind of interaction with them, trying to minimise what they have done, making excuses for them. I'd go so far as to say that life would be a lot less stressful if they did actually drop dead tomorrow. Harsh, I know, but it's a fact

Chasingadvice · 24/04/2023 13:39

I'd love to watch my brother drop dead in front of me.

Batiqueattic · 24/04/2023 13:36

Sister. She hated me & made it clear my entire life that I was a nonentity - her actual word for me. Tried to reel me back in to her toxic world a while ago after over a decade of just ignoring me; she thought I would come running. I told her to shove it & apparently she was shocked. So lovely not to have that poison in my life now. I won't give a toss when she dies, I'm just not interested.

hertsnessex · 24/04/2023 13:32

I have a brother like that, so yep, feel your pain on this!! I am NC and have been for a few yrs, same with my mother as she is totally unhinged!

Nachobowls · 24/04/2023 13:31

Yes I’m NC with my sister and have been for 3 years. Vile person.

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