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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are in the wrong here. You want to go out to dinner and are choosing fancy restaurants that your brother doesn't want to go to. I bet you don't even ask for his input. Why should he pay 150 dollars for your plan.

If you buy a present for your parents don't go halves with him or expect him to put money into the present you have chosen.

You caused so much drama that your mother organised her own dinner. That was you causing that drama. It's you that has a problem with the money.

So what if he doesn't buy presents even for your kids. It's not rude. What is rude is expecting other people to fork out money for presents for you. Your parents have accepted him. You can't this is solely your problem. 
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Your first point may be valid - choose something cheaper, OP. But, I'm guessing brother still won't pay up.
He's cheap, fine. But, he's manipulating everyone else into covering his a-- for family events. So, I just wouldn't invite him. If your parents object, they can a) decline to have the event, or b) do something with him on their dime. I would not cover a single cent for him going forward. Or enable it in any way.

As for your kids, that would be highly rude in my family as well (and we have the fewest kids among the siblings, so it is usually us paying the most and that's fine). But, I'd just drop it. This is a battle you won't win. But, yes, it would affect my relationship with him (not by itself, but all of it).[/quote]

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