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[quote=Anonymous]If so, how do you deal with it if they are still somewhat in your lives?

So I'm one of three children -- two of us turned out OK, the third one (my younger brother) didn't.  I think he has a personality disorder.  For over 16 years he lied to my parents and the rest of the family, saying he'd graduated from college.  In reality, he stole the tuition money from my parents, and used their credit cards and generosity to pay for a hard core heroin habit.  He has never held down a job and jumps from one part-time low-skilled gig to another, until he's fired for being who he is (unreliable, liar, etc.).  My parents, who live in the DC area now, must support him financially still, even though they know what he is.  For example, brother still drives my dad's truck.  I assume my dad is paying his rent/food since he's currently unemployed.  Both my parents are on social security and they have less than $100k for all of their retirement!!  And my dad was an MD -- this shows how much $$ has been squandered over the years to give to my brother.

Anyway, I just hate him.  I feel like he has wrecked our family.  I feel like he holds my parents hostage...he'll blame us for his drug problems by saying that whenever we ask how he's doing or if he's on drugs, it prompts him to use.  He sends paranoid emails about how the government is tracking him.  And...worst of all...he has said he wants to come live in the DC area (presumably crashing on my parents' couch) so he can be nearer to his family.  I have kids and I do not want this nightmare anywhere near me or my kids.  I just wish he would disappear.

I just don't know how to deal anymore with the stress and anger of having someone like this in my life...and especially in my poor parents' lives.  It's like they are unable to see a lost cause and keep on giving and giving and giving to this black hole of a person.

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