I'm so sorry your brother is being SO MEAN to you, Icedgem! I completely agree with what s4ndm4n2006 has already wisely said better than I ever could! I'd suggest to you to listen to him as much as you possibly CAN! He always gives SUCH GREAT ADVICE to EVERYONE like IN THIS CASE! I completeòy with what s4ndm4n2006 has already wisely said about getting away from your brother as much as you can! Like he has alreasy wisely said, he only wants your attention and you DON'T have to accept his behavior!!!!! You can still go to visit your cousin with your kids! You can just try to avoid your brother as much as you can during these family reunions! If he becomes too annoying for you and your kids, just get out of the room as soon as you can and wait for a little bit! Hopefully he WILL get the message after a while and if he doesn't at least you'll be able to set up CLEAR and STRONG BOUNDARIES between HIM and YOURSELF and YOUR KIDS! I'm so sorry, it's always so hard when the people who should be the closest to us are also the ones that hurt us the most! I COMPLETELY understand how you feel and what you mean! We ALL do! Trust me when I say that! I PROMISE YOU ALL OF THAT BECAUSE IT IS TRUE!!!!! We'll ALWAYS be here for you if you need it and we'll NEVER ABANDON YOU! I PROMISE YOU ALL OF THAT BECAUSE IT IS TRUE!!!!! Just keep reaching out to us as much as you can if you need to and want to, ok? We'll be here waiting and we'll NEVER judge you! I PROMISE YOU ALL OF THAT BECAUSE IT IS TRUE!!!!! Please keep us updated as much as you possibly can if you want to because we DO care about you and we DO want to know how things are turning up for you and if things are getting better for you and your kids! I PROMISE YOU ALL OF THAT BECAUSE IT IS TRUE!!!!! PLEASE REMEMBER ALL OF THAT BECAUSE IT IS TRUE!!!!! Remember that we're here for you if you need it! Feel free to PM me ANYTIME! Let us know how things are going for you, ok? We DO care about you! I PROMISE YOU ALL OF THAT BECAUSE IT IS TRUE!!!!! PLEASE REMEMBER ALL OF THAT BECAUSE IT IS TRUE!!!!! WISH YOU GOOD LUCK! LET US KNOW HOW IT GOES! Sending many hugs to you, Icedgem!!!!!