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To remove brother from my life

30 replies

LemonanLime · 14/02/2021 10:54

I'll be as brief as possible.

My brother and his partner have been together on and off for around 12 years or so. Things started to go wrong between them 5 years ago and they have been on and off ever since.

Every time things go wrong between them his partner likes to drag me and other family members into it, and when we tell her we don't want to get involved, she goes from being the poor innocent victim, to vile and abusive. I have blocked more of her phone numbers than I can count because she changes them every 5 minutes ffs, and she's been blocked on all of my social media accounts, as I have absolutely no interest in their drama.

Last June I was 7 months pregnant, and I got a random call from a private numberand it was her again telling me how awful my brother is etc. I tell her I'm 7 months pregnant, and I'm in no fit state to be dealing with their drama as I don't need the stress. As I'm about to hang up, she shouts down the phone to me that she hopes my baby dies.

I told my brother this, and that I've had enough, and that if he goes near her again he can't be a part of my life anymore, he promises that he's done with her and will put me first for a change.

Fast forward to yesterday, I find out that they're back together. I tell my brother that I'm disappointed in him and remind him what she said to me about my baby, his response is "we all say thing we don't mean in the heat of the moment". I've since blocked him so that he can no longer contact me on any platform.

Family members are telling me that I should be there for him, because when things go wrong again he'll need me (he's closer to me than anyone else in our family).

I'm 90% sure I've done the right thing from cutting him out of my life, but I would like outsiders opinions as there's no emotional attachment. AIBU?

OP posts:
eeyore228 · 14/02/2021 11:33

I agree that you have done what's best for you. You've dealt with it long enough. It's toxic and no one should have to constantly deal with it.

LemonanLime · 14/02/2021 11:35

@DoItYourselfNeverHappensAtOurs

I am a big believer in giving people a chance, but if they continue to blow their chances to stop communicating with them. Especially with family. But this might be coloured by my DM's extremely toxic sisters who have treated her and us dreadfully over decades and my mother keeps going abck for round 1156 of abuse because she feels tied to them 'because they are family'.

No. Drop them. They are in their 80s and stuck in a cycle of blame, abuse, negativity and screaming toxic behaviour. Move on.

You have out up with enough. Protect yourself and your own family unit first.

I'm so sorry you have to deal with this!

Thank you for your kind words Flowers

OP posts:
DoItYourselfNeverHappensAtOurs · 14/02/2021 11:40

Thanks to you. I know how hard it is and how much pain it causes.

Branleuse · 14/02/2021 11:43

youve done the right thing. Having that sort of toxic drama in your life is to be avoided at all costs. I dont speak to my brother and its fine. We have our own lives. I dont wish him any harm but I dont see why being related means you have to put up with any shit anyone throws at you.

billy1966 · 14/02/2021 14:48

OP,

I mean this kindly, but have a look at your own boundaries and why you would allow a person to be vile to you for years.

It's not healthy and it's not normal.

Your family dynamic doesn't sound great if you were reared with lots of drama via your mother.

Were you inadvertently given the role of fixer?

Your brother and his partner sound like the absolute dregs, but there's is not a situation for you to aid or fix.

Don't allow you and your family be dragged into such awfulness.

You don't owe your brother anything.

Flowers
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