My mum lives 50 miles away from me with my brother (we're twins, 25).
My brother has depression and anxiety, and he never leaves the house, spending most of his days in bed on his PlayStation.
Since moving in with my now husband whenever DM goes on holiday I've moved in with DB and their two cats, too look after the cats DB says they're not his cats so not his responsibility and keep an eye on my brother. This year however I have my DD, 14 months, who goes to nursery nearby and also a cat of my own so I don't really want to be moving in with my DB.
So he's coming to me as of tomorrow. My mums booked a pet sitter for her cats and my brothers moving in with me for two weeks. Train tickets are booked.
I'm dreading it. We live in a two bed flat, so we're going to have to move DD into our room so DB has somewhere to sleep, so there's going to be 3 of us in one room plus the cat.
He's a fussy eater and I know he'll moan about food anyway because I don't make the same things my mum does - due to her work she makes quick convience foods like pizza, fish fingers etc whereas I work 3 days, and DH 4 so we do a lot of home cooking; lasagne, spaghetti bolognese, shepherds pie etc. DB won't cook for himself and needs to eat on the tablets he's on or he'll be really ill.
He won't help round the house either, or look after DD, or even offer to walk her to nursery (10minute walk away) so I can have a lie-in.
Last time my DM dragged him for a visit he complained that our 32in TV was too small for him to play his games on.
I've booked a few days off work in the first week, and DH has changed his work hours for the second week but I'm not sure why we bothered because he'll likely sit in our living room all day, and complain. If we invite him out he'll say he's not interested in doing whatever it is we're doing.
I don't want him to come. I'm doing it because my DM will relax on her holiday knowing my DB is being looked after and kept an eye on.
Help me get through the next two weeks please?
AIBU?
Looking after brother while mums away
PeekabooISeeYou · 04/09/2016 10:12
Mary I have gave no advice about how to treat someone with mental health problems on this thread, I have asked you to show me this advice in my posts - and you cant. You either have problems reading, comprehending or are being goady. You can assume anything you like, you seem to be very good at that. 
LagunaBubbles If you state that you are a psychiatric nurse on a thread and give advice on how to treat someone with mental health problems (if that is his only problem) then people may assume that you are basing your advice on your knowledge and experience of mental health conditions. You don't explicitly have to link your advice to something that has happened in your job for that to occur.
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Marynary, if your BiL is that incapable of behaving like an adult why don't you teach him instead of pandering to his every whim.
God, women like you make me sick.
Firstly, where did I say we "pandered to his every whim"? Secondly, I used the past tense when talking about my BIL as he is now (15 years later) capable of looking after himself.
Sorry that it sickens you that we helped him when he needed help to rather than washing our hands and not caring whether he lived to tell the tale.
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