My step brother's dead.
I idolized him. He's made me what I am now.
My dad molested him and I knew but I was afraid.
I told him to tell but he didn't.
He was afraid too.
Posted by anonymous at July 29, 2006 8:28 AMTalk it out my friend
let the grief come out... It would eat you up otherwise (slowly so you won't notice).
*yawn* ... Why don't you go tell Oprah, quit your whinging, then go to engineering school, learn how to construct a bridge, build one and get over it?
Posted by: at July 30, 2006 5:23 AM"Whinging"?
Posted by: at July 30, 2006 11:26 AMIt's an alternate way of spelling "whining."
Posted by: at July 31, 2006 11:37 AMOhhhh
Well My step-brother died of abuse complications last Tuesday. I just found out about it on Sunday.
Five days after he left his widow and two kids with almost nothing for their future.
My family did not want to upset me by telling me.
WTF?
One would think that I am quite fond of throwing temper tantrums or that my wrath at the messenger is stuff of legends.
whinge (intr.v. whinged, whinging, whinges) To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
... and you're still doing it.
oh a different person mon ami!
Posted by: at August 1, 2006 5:37 PMWow! I learned a new word today. Thanks!
Posted by: at August 2, 2006 6:05 PMWhich one is new?
unlike the OP I did not look up to my step brother (my family adopted his family). The only male friend (non-family) I had back in the old country! The abuse was apparently Drugs, though why it occured at all may have to do with his depression over other abuses...deaths in the family...emotional crap not dealt with properly.
Suppose I should go and build a bridge somewhere
This seems like a good place to come out and say something without so much as a public recognizing you and your rant as significant.
I bet that the immigrant haters who post here once in a while are probably either human-rights employees or work in some official capacity that does not allow them to vent like they do.
I also bet that the same may hold true of the resident neo-nazi and his/her sympathizers.
But then again it probably is a very good indication that I am not a rich person when I make bets like that...
Posted by: at August 3, 2006 3:59 AM