annoying brother is sick... how to avoid from getting it?

[r3cc0s]

Alright, so after purchasing a new house, car and getting a nice new job...
My brother gets himself into trouble at home and I have been forced to take care of the bugger...
problem is, He's a 20 year old careless party machine

where as I am a married 28 year old with a dog....

why he has to live here? I live in a different, city and he is kinda... well got himself in trouble where he was before, lets just say


So anyways, within the first 2 weeks of being here, he got our household incredibly sick... sick to the point that he had contracted whooping cough and the fing mumps from some very precarious looking girl.

As I have just started my job, this didn't look too good to have to almost immediately take 2 weeks off... so I vpn'd in half the time that I could to try to do some work

Post fact...
it's been 1 month since I got better... and guess what, it's winter up here in Canada and my brother yet again found a way to get himself sick...
no matter what my parents nor my word of advice... doesn't get through his thick skull

all his ghey metro clothing (you know the boss orange lable, prada, D&G shirts/jeans/semi-dress tops) really don't keep anyone warm in this kind of climate...
but yet, he'll leave the house in just a hoodie or a "long" sleave just to show off his "roid" infested muscles


Oh and he's sick yet again
waking me up at all hours of the night with his cough and asking for this... that, this that...
God damnit
I don't want to get sick again... this little selfish brat is going to make me lose my career if I have to keep within this vicious cycle
*yes I have planned on kicking this leaching lazy brother out of my house, but as you see, being "asian" my parents would honestly disown me if I were to do so, as my brother can do "no" wrong and I should now be the provider of all the comforts of his life"

end rant
but really... am I hooped for Christmas and do I yet again now risk missing more work?

 

[srozzman]

kick him out. maybe help him find a job, apartment etc. merry christmas to him

 

[KevDo]

give him to your parents and see if they see no wrong in him then.

 

[r3cc0s]

he has a job...

but recently came home with a brand new 335xi...
a 35g a year call center career does not usually finance... so now I'm really quite suspecious of how he managed that (also concidering that a cell phone bill is the only credit he has available)
oh, and he just started to make payments on it, requiring me to fill his f'ing tank

won't move out... again for the reasons stated in my above post, and why I won't kick him out... is the expectations placed upon me by "family" of whom I'm starting to more lothe than love

 

[tom hankins]

Start using Airborne. So far I have had no colds this year. Send your brother back. Let the rest of your family lothe more than love you.

 

[Capital R]

Charge him rent or force him to earn his room and board. His behavior is unacceptable, and the fact that this isn't the first time it's happened means that he has to be aware of the problem but isn't doing anything to fix it. At age 20, he has to act like a mature adult, not a juvenile. If it were me, I would change the locks and force him to sleep in his 335 until he got his stuff together. I mean, I can imagine what you're going through, but I have to admit, I'm Asian myself and my parents would simply not stand this behavior. No offense, but it sounds like your brother is a complete wreck.

 

[Zorander]

Boil all your cutleries (and anything else you might share with him) to kill off germs and stock up on those vitamin C supplements.

And be firm to your brother. You are master of the house after all and should set the rules at home.

Regards.

 

[RYCeT]

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Originally Posted by Capital R /img/forum/go_quote.gif Charge him rent or force him to earn his room and board

Ditto, he's an adult and got a job. He has to pay rent. If you can't do it, ask your wife to be a 'sister in law from hell'.

 

[ken36]

I could right a book about this one. Instead, I'll recommend one: The Death Of The Grown Up-Diana West.

Meanwhile, make him a bubble boy.

 

[GAD]

Your priorities should always be:

1) You
2) Your immediate family
3) everything else

Kick him out. If people keep taking care of his mistakes, he'll never learn.

GAD

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

Take some Airborne and/or other vitamin supplements and maintain a healthy diet.

In regards to your brother, he's got his priorities screwed up if he's buying a BMW and doesn't have his own place. I'd make a list of household rules that must be followed, and come up with some amount of rent for him to pay every month, and have him sign it. If he doesn't like it, he knows where the door is, let him leave on his own accord.

 

[silencewithin]

Fruit and veg is the best way to go, exercise, fresh air too. Or you can line the pockets of supplement companies... that stuff is in what you eat anyway.
Wash your hands, don't put them near your face.

His behaviour sucks. He is misguided obviously. r3cc0s, it may or may not be your job to help him, but just out of interest, what do you personally think would help him? (I'm sure that as much as his behaviour ruins your life you do want to see him get his act together?)

Edit: not that I'm saying you should ruin your life to improve his!! Obviously not. I'm not suggesting anything, just asking, I'm not wise enough to suggest such things

 

[OptionTrader]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GAD /img/forum/go_quote.gif Your priorities should always be: 1) You 2) Your immediate family 3) everything else Kick him out. If people keep taking care of his mistakes, he'll never learn. GAD

x2. Truer words have not been spoken.

 

[subtle]

Quote:

Originally Posted by silencewithin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Fruit and veg is the best way to go, exercise, fresh air too. Or you can line the pockets of supplement companies... that stuff is in what you eat anyway.

Spot on. I have never taken a flu shot and never will. The stuff they're finding in vaccines nowadays is quite scary(i.e. Mercury).

As far as your brother is concerned...seriously kick him out. A brand new BMW?? His priorities are all out of wack. If he can afford the monthly payment on a new 3-series, he can easily afford rent and utilities on his own. It is time anyhow. 20 years old? Get him out of your house immediately. You have to do what is best for you and your family and keeping him around is definitely not in your interests.

 

[marvin]

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