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Originally Posted by Ultra Darkness
Last night, my brother asked me a very pointed question: Is there anything I care about enough to spend a lot of time and attention on it? I pointed out my writing and gaming, but he just said, "that's all?" It went from there.
Before long, we wound up in a discussion about my behavior. After describing my attitude as "uncaring and what does it matter" he basically flayed my very personality. He called me rude, mean, and condescending, said that I behave strangely in public and that I fail to grasp what's going on in conversation. He said that my body language is either bored or defensive and my voice is flat. That I make statements no one understands. Nothing was safe.
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I've gotten that many times before too. And I mean, MANY times. It's placed on less of a personal level for me because most people who tell me are severely inebriated and half of them don't even remember saying it. Ah, the joys of being a bartender...
But it sounds to me like your brother isn't even making an effort to be understanding. There's a fine line between not having the ability to empathize and just being plain rude.