We were supposed to go on a little day-trip today to Itasca State Park.... my mom and dad, my brother, and myself. A few weeks ago, he called my parents to
talk or whatever, and told them that his Citizen watch -- which he got as a Christmas gift from my parents a few years back -- broke. So, my mom goes out and
buys him a new one (!!??) Before I was going to get in the shower and stuff, and get ready to go with them, I talked to my dad to see when they were leaving.
He told me the time, and then I asked if we could stop at one of the three Wal-Marts we'd pass by on the way, so I could buy a window air conditioner (my
central air took a shit yesterday, and I found out the house owner isn't repairing it.) My dad said, "Well yeah, we're going to be going up to
Fargo first...." and I was like "WHAT?" He proceeded to tell me that the band on my brother's new watch is too big, and that my mom needed
to stop at the mall in Fargo to have it resized for him.
Fargo is an hour out of the way.... plus another 30 - 45 minutes just to get to the mall, have them fix it, and then head out. And, given my mom's track record, I know she'd find a few things she needs to get at Target, or the vacuum cleaner store or something, etc., etc. (making the stop more like 1.5 - 2 hours, plus the additional hour of driving time.)
I got kind of pissed.... told my dad my brother's 27, and needs to start taking care of things on his own. I told him if I needed a new watch, and I called my mom and told her I did, she'd tel me to go to the mall and buy a new one the next time I'm there. My brother doesn't buy ANYTHING like that on his own....it's so pathetic! And he lives in the Cities, which is 3+ hours away, and my parents drive all the way down there to get him and bring him home when he wants to visit? Then drive all the way down there to bring him home!? But I suppose it's kind of hard for him to get around to Target/grocery stores/the mall/etc. when his driver's license has been suspended since last summer...... and he spends his money on drugs...... and he's probably $3,000 back in child support..............
Fargo is an hour out of the way.... plus another 30 - 45 minutes just to get to the mall, have them fix it, and then head out. And, given my mom's track record, I know she'd find a few things she needs to get at Target, or the vacuum cleaner store or something, etc., etc. (making the stop more like 1.5 - 2 hours, plus the additional hour of driving time.)
I got kind of pissed.... told my dad my brother's 27, and needs to start taking care of things on his own. I told him if I needed a new watch, and I called my mom and told her I did, she'd tel me to go to the mall and buy a new one the next time I'm there. My brother doesn't buy ANYTHING like that on his own....it's so pathetic! And he lives in the Cities, which is 3+ hours away, and my parents drive all the way down there to get him and bring him home when he wants to visit? Then drive all the way down there to bring him home!? But I suppose it's kind of hard for him to get around to Target/grocery stores/the mall/etc. when his driver's license has been suspended since last summer...... and he spends his money on drugs...... and he's probably $3,000 back in child support..............
It doesn't do any
good anymore. He keeps sucking them back in. It's like a cycle; he'll do something completely idiotic (like the cheating on his pregnant wife and
ending up at the mental hospital + Detox) and they'll shun him for a long time.... then he slowly reels them back in.... and it gets to the point where it
is now (which is them buying him shit that he needs, spending $100 on gas to go to the Cities to see him, etc.)
