Living With An Older Brother

A sixth grader felt very comfortable telling me just about anything, after I wrote his first story. He started coming to me on his own with topics for new stories. He saw the beauty of social narratives right away. He had a brother who treated him badly. In fact, this brother terrorized the whole family in one way or another. I wouldn't be able to fix who his brother was or how his brother behaved, so I just needed to help him deal with him as best as he could and that was just the way it was. Sad but true.., not everybody is going to be pleasant to deal with. Take a look at this one and .., Enjoy?

Life in a family can be tough. Because several people make  up a family, there are sure to be personal problems between the members of any family. In my family there are 4 people. I am the youngest. Being the youngest in the family can be difficult. Sometimes I get blamed for things that I didn't do. Sometimes I am teased. Sometimes I am left out. In any event, it isn't always easy to live harmoniously in a family.

One of my family members really drives me crazy. It is my brother Mike. He is my older brother. Sometimes it feels like all that he does is harass me. He makes fun of my Aspergers and dyslexia. He even calls me "special needs". This just really gets to me. He knows it does, but he never lets up. Many times people tease and bully other people because they don't feel good about themselves. It sort of gives them power to "get to" other people. It makes them feel better since they don't feel good about themselves. It is sad, but true.

The only way to end this or resolve this cycle is to be tough as nails. I can try not to show him that what he says and does doesn't bother me. It is hard to listen to people bullying me.  By ignoring and totally blowing him off,  he won't build as much power for upsetting me. This may do the trick.

If I try this strategy and ignore my brother every time he does this to me, then at some point it won't be so entertaining to him and he will let up. It won't stop right away and it may not stop permanently, but if I remove the attention that I give him for teasing me, then it will decrease his annoying game of harassment. Hopefully this strategy will help our relationship and make living with him more tollerable.