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Oct 17, 2006 11:40

I am so angry that I could spit, but more than that, I'm so disappointed. My baby brother just started his first year of college, and my father received a call last night from my brother's advisor that he has attended a grand total of TWO classes this semester for his five courses. Two. That's right.

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xicechildx October 17 2006, 16:58:46 UTC

aaaww honey! good luck smashing in his kneecaps lol (i laughed at that bit) but i think that maybe instead of getting annoyed you should once again talk to your brother (even if it means beating snse into him) and i suppose have like a mini heart to heart talk, tell him how you were feeling when you went away and why you did go. talk to him as an equal not like a brother. i hope this helps

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obfuscus October 17 2006, 18:33:21 UTC

Lol. No, I'm not going to hurt him- I just needed to vent my anger someplace before talking to him. He's the kind of person that he tunes out everything you say if you're yelling or scolding him.

The frustrating part is that he and I HAVE talked about this topic... ad nauseum. Thanks for the support, though. I appreciate it.

embe11ished October 17 2006, 19:25:48 UTC

That sounds really frustrating. I hope that either you or your father manages to get through to him. *Hugs*

obfuscus October 17 2006, 19:47:24 UTC

*hugs back* As a professor, cases like my brother (or me all those years ago) must really frustrate you.

I'm hoping that a swift kick in the pants by my father will show him what reality will look like if/when my father stops paying: he'll have no school, no job, no car and no way to pay his rent. Maybe he just needs a wake up call. *nods* That's what he needs- I hope.

embe11ished October 17 2006, 19:50:26 UTC

The ones that never come to class don't frustrate me, but they do confuse me. Why bother being enrolled if you're not going to show up? I guess the answer is that someone else is paying the bills. The frustrating ones are the those who don't come for a while, then want special treatment when they finally come back.

dragonsangel68 October 18 2006, 01:33:01 UTC

Sometimes little brothers just need a good slap upside of the head and a good kick in the backside to get them on the right track again. I hope he resolves this and doesn't flunk out *hugs*

obfuscus October 18 2006, 02:08:24 UTC

*hugs back* Thanks. Brothers (and mothers, too, after reading one of your recent posts) do sometimes deserve a good, sound smack to the back of the head. How are you doing, stress-wise? Hopefully somewhat better. If you need to vent about mothers to someone, I'm your girl. Mine has probably sent several dozen people into therapy from having to deal with her on a regular basis. ;p

dragonsangel68 October 18 2006, 05:30:15 UTC

Oh yes, we can't forget mothers! I sometimes wonder how we all grew into the people we have with the influences we've had to put up with *sigh* The good news is my stress levels haven't increased *g* I'm hoping to successfully avoid speaking to my mother until she arrives here on Tuesday, at which time she'll have about ten minutes of my time before I leave. I don't have the time to deal with her crap now, and if I'm forced to it's just not going to be pretty, because I'm not feeling particularly charitable either. *hugs*