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**Exo** · 08-11-2014, 05:07 PM

You haven't come across insensitive, just uninformed.

My brother is manic bi-polar, so it's hard to get a grasp on what he comprehends wand what he doesn't comprehend. He is also somebody who has been babied and spoiled by my parents to the point where he doesn't get told what he does wrong. I wasn't bashing him. I'm reminding him of why he is there. My parents, who are amazing people, love their kids too much. In school I would be grounded for bad grades or detentions for a month and it would last three days. My brother would have his car taken away from him for coming home late or not coming home at all and that would last a few days. I got into a fist fight with him a couple months ago and didn't speak with him for a while afterward. When I finally did he completely forgot what I was mad at him for.

I've been so conditioned to expect the worse from him but I still have a desire in me to help/fix him. I remind him of what he has done so that he doesn't forget it and act like nothing has happened. Before he went to jail, he almost OD'd on painkillers. My mother had to give him CPR and ultimately saved his life. He used heroin the next day.

As long as you still don't think I was "bashing" him then I respect your opinion and your experiences from your area. I was not bashing him. I was reminding him of what he was/is responsible for. If I mentioned it every single day it would be overkill but this is the third letter I have sent him in two and a half months. He needs to be reminded of it from the person who it directly affected.

Thanks for the defense Fred.

08-11-2014, 05:07 PM	#28568 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	You haven't come across insensitive, just uninformed. My brother is manic bi-polar, so it's hard to get a grasp on what he comprehends wand what he doesn't comprehend. He is also somebody who has been babied and spoiled by my parents to the point where he doesn't get told what he does wrong. I wasn't bashing him. I'm reminding him of why he is there. My parents, who are amazing people, love their kids too much. In school I would be grounded for bad grades or detentions for a month and it would last three days. My brother would have his car taken away from him for coming home late or not coming home at all and that would last a few days. I got into a fist fight with him a couple months ago and didn't speak with him for a while afterward. When I finally did he completely forgot what I was mad at him for. I've been so conditioned to expect the worse from him but I still have a desire in me to help/fix him. I remind him of what he has done so that he doesn't forget it and act like nothing has happened. Before he went to jail, he almost OD'd on painkillers. My mother had to give him CPR and ultimately saved his life. He used heroin the next day. As long as you still don't think I was "bashing" him then I respect your opinion and your experiences from your area. I was not bashing him. I was reminding him of what he was/is responsible for. If I mentioned it every single day it would be overkill but this is the third letter I have sent him in two and a half months. He needs to be reminded of it from the person who it directly affected. Thanks for the defense Fred.