Hi jollybutdepressed, I'm so sorry your brother got to you again. Family stuff just never goes away. But you feel better about yourself when you're not around them, right? Maybe not great, but better. I know it used to bother me terribly when my sisters used to tease me. Of course now, we're like strangers, but back when I was young I always felt stupid around them and condescended to. I lived far from them most of my life and that helped. I hope you'll feel a lot better soon. I don't think it's right for your brother to teach his kids that it's OK to tease you. I'd talk to him about that.