By swervelol - 04/07/2016 19:16 - United States - Milwaukee

Today, my parents are forcing me to take my brother with me when I hang out with my friends. This wouldn't be that weird if my brother wasn't 26. FML
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swervelol 28

Lmao op here! I didn't think this would actually get posted! Here's the follow up. I'm 17 and my brother just moved back home from Minnesota so he doesn't have a whole lot of friends here. My brother and I get along great I just thought it was funny that my mom didn't want my brother to feel left out so she makes me bring him with when I want to go hang out with my friends. It's pretty awkward for my friends and I but I don't mind as long as my mom doesn't expect me to start bringing him with me everywhere. He's 26 not 11!

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zedjaleaf1 11

You're either 13 or 48 Either way I have so many questions. Although if you're 48 and living with your parents I doubt you would be going out, just fapping and playing online games.... Like me.

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CamBamShamDaMan 26

Does he not have any friends so your mom makes you take him so he can try and make friends with your friends?

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kurodansei 16

Bruh. They want the house empty so they can make the beast with two backzs.

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delichick 27

Your parents must realize your brother is 26, and unless he has something like social anxiety, they shouldnt be 'forcing you' to have your brother come with you and your friends - it makes things awkward for everyone. Im introverted and have social anxiety, so 9 times out of 10 Im by myself. I do have a few people Im comfortable with that I call friends that Ill go out with occasionally (when we can get together due to our schedules and my one friend isnt with his boyfriend). Maybe your brother can be encouraged to make one or two friends he feels comfortable with. On that note I have a younger sister. She lives 3 hours from me, but we very rarely speak to each other - we arent close. I sometimes wish we were but it is what it is. Long shot is that your parents are hoping you guys are close.

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vikky538 28

Your mom and dad needs some lone time.. Please take your brother along for party.

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MallowMistress 13

Sounds like a family friend of mine. Her almost 13 year old daughter can't go to a friends house without taking her 5 year old sister. Even for a sleep over.

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swervelol 28

Lmao op here! I didn't think this would actually get posted! Here's the follow up. I'm 17 and my brother just moved back home from Minnesota so he doesn't have a whole lot of friends here. My brother and I get along great I just thought it was funny that my mom didn't want my brother to feel left out so she makes me bring him with when I want to go hang out with my friends. It's pretty awkward for my friends and I but I don't mind as long as my mom doesn't expect me to start bringing him with me everywhere. He's 26 not 11!

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yerawizardlizzy 27

Aww. Well that's kind of sweet. He may not necessarily make friends out of your group but at least he'll have some social interaction. I know all too well how easy it is to just hole yourself up when you move back home.

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Bunnyluver 20

That's so sweet! Maybe being with someone older can give you guys a bit more experience in a good way.

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annalily5 28

@28, not to be rude to OP or her/his brother, but generally 26 year olds living at home with no friends, who agree with their mother's suggestion to go hang out with his 17 year old sibling's friends are not the people you want to take pointers from. It sucks to be lonely, but he should work on making friends his own age, instead of hanging out with high schoolers.

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RosaMaravillosa 10

well, at least he can caution and say don't to x thing bc it won't turn out well or something.

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Dale_shackleford 13

Yeah, I understand loneliness, but what kind of 26 year old would be okay with hanging out with their little siblings high school friends?

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annalily5 28

Also, I just saw OP is a girl, and that her friends are, presumably, mostly other 17 year old girls. Having a 26 year old guy hanging around might understandably make them and their parents extra uncomfortable, regardless of how good the intentions. It's one thing to lightly hang out and interact with your friend's much older brother while at your friend's house were it's natural to bump into him, it's another thing to have him intentionally hang out with you. I'm sure OP's brother is perfectly good with his intentions, but there's a reason a 20+ year old hanging out with a bunch of high school girls sets off some alarm bells for most people.

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JigglesGirl 19

Most likely, she wants an adult to be with you in case you and your friends get in legal trouble

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PhoenixChick 26

I'd have a world with your mom about how her demands are making YOUR friends uncomfortable. Very quickly it could turn out that neither of you have many friends. There are way, way better ways to help a 26 year old make friends than insisting that high school students hang out with him. Help him find some volunteer gigs, or see if meetup dot com has anything in your area he's interested in.

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smcj2000 9

I'm 16 and I have to do the same thing with my 24 year old sister. I'm at the point where I just don't do anything anymore. It gets real old real fast.

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Mortoli 30

enjoy it. wont last long lol.

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