<this 'smiley' is me and my brother, we are both 'adults' and actually 'he started it!' I cannot believe I found this site or this post. Im having, and have had, the same type issue with him as SIGH, except he never calls or writes except to suddenly say that me and my husband are mooching off my parents (he lives far away and as usual I do not know what she has said to him, there is no telling.) I feel the same - they are talking behind my back, or out of the blue I am somehow a mooching b**ch. I was just sitting here at home happy with my hubby on a Sunday! HIstory: fam dysfunction from alcohol (my parents), at times put down by mother, and (I have trouble feeling the words to say - whats the deal with that) but BULLIED by my brother, who is younger. He had planned a trip, all invited I thought, miscommunications somewhere(!) and now out of hurt (twice in last month his email made a grown woman cry!) I responded even tho he said if I respond I might as well stay home and nobody but nobody better rain on his parade! By God, I am telling my feelings, I am sick as s**t on getting run over. <font color="orange"> </font> <font color="purple"> </font> Hey dont blame the helpless daughter of drunken parent bloody fights on Sis! Lots of hurt here. Guess it will never end but I try and am happy with me and mine.