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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a brother like this, and I admit I'm jealous. He is able-bodied but doesn't work and yet has every cable channel, satellite radio, orders takeout a lot, just a lot of everyday perks that I cannot afford and yet I am the one who has been working since I was 16yo. This isn't new. I worked all through college. He didn't and yet was able to afford joining a fraternity (I couldn't afford to rush). My parents gave him their old car a few years ago when his broke down. The unfairness and favoritism of it all bothers me, but mostly I wish they'd set up trusts for my kids for college rather than let my brother fritter away my father's hard-earned money. [/quote]

Oh, but you asked about relationship, OP. My brother and I were quite close for many years post-college but as the "mooching" has gone on, it has put a strain on our relationship. I've pulled back. I keep in touch with my parents and visit them 3-4 times a year (summer, Thanksgiving, Christmas), but we're not close. I've brought up how they're enabling my brother. but that never goes well. They just throw up their hands and ask what they're supposed to do. Sigh.  [/quote]

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