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| Tue, 08-10-2004 - 1:40am |
I have a very large problem on my hands. My brother is a very abusive child. He thinks he owns everything because he's "stronger" than everyone else. He orders around my mom and disregards anything my parents say. My parents even facilitate his obsession with lifting weights which i think is putting my life in jeopardy. My brother is a great kid around people outside the immediate members of our family but he treats us like we are expendable. Lately he as taken to physically attacking me. He leaves me so bruised i often can't move my arms for days. My parents tell me to stop "provoking" him, but just sitting at the kitchen table with the Sunday Comics seems to "provoke" him. I'm worried about any future relationships he might have. If he acts this way with me now, how is he going to act in the future with a girlfriend? The really sad thing is he just turned fifteen last month. I myself am only seventeen, but i find myself wondering if i'm going to live to see college. One of these days when he pulls a knife on me he will actually hurt me instead of just threatening. My parents don't do anything aside from tell me to walk away. I can't fight back because he has brain damage from previous childhood concussions, and I can't go anywhere, because there's nowhere to go. Granted I have a car, but if my keys are in the part of the house I can't get to, where do I go. I'm afraid that if I call the police, my brother's future will be seriously affected, and I have no proof other than the bruises I have. My parents never actually witness the events. I know I should do something but I'm not sure what.
Please help!

Oh, my.
Welcome to the board icy.
CL-Blueliner4
If your parents are not cognizant of the fact that your brother is physically abusive, and in fact, seem to condone his behavior, you need to alert an adult you trust as to your brother's behavior.
Icy, honey, you have lots of options.
Mama Harmony