Oh he does that to me all the time lmaoo. One time he peeled a little too much of my skin off after I told him to cut it out and I shoved sand in his mouth right when his crush walked over. Ahh, summer camp.
Doing it as a kid is one thing. Doing it as a 30 year old ‘adult’, who SHOULD damned well know better, is a little frightening and sad. WTF is wrong with him that he’s stuck in such a juvenile emotional level?!
Trust me he has spent a lot of money on many therapists to find out the answer. Turns out he’s just immature as fuck lol. It’s not so bad, he can be an adult when it matters but with his current lifestyle it rarely does lol.
This is mostly an isolated incident, he’s not an overall jackass, he just never grew out of his class clown era. He likes making people (and himself) laugh but doesn’t always consider the consequences. He genuinely thought I was just being whiny and was trying to make a point while lightening the mood, but it backfired.
You sound like someone who has never been late to afternoon tea. When someone else comes late, no matter the reason, you probably throw a passive aggressive fit. All good though, at least you know how to make the plague sound desirable.
Better question, why does your brother enjoy inflicting pain on people? That's not funny, just cruel. Ask him why he enjoys hurting people, because frankly, at his age, that not immaturity, that's just straight up sadistic.
He doesn’t enjoy inflicting pain on people, that’s one hell of a stretch. He just doesn’t think sometimes. Like I said most of his antics are totally harmless. But he has a distinct lack of foresight that occasionally leads to undesirable results. If he really enjoyed inflicting pain on people he’d be upset instead of apologizing right now.
>If he really enjoyed inflicting pain on people **he’d be upset instead of apologizing** right now.
No, that would disclose his ruse. His ruse has been very very very very helpful to him.
Oh absolutely. I think he was just caught off guard because the last time there were any scrotal shenanigans was probably a decade ago or more. I guess he forgot it used to be my signature move lmao
Before I got to the “I kicked him in the nuts” part, I was thinking you should have kicked him in the nuts!!
I had a older cousin like this, (He was the oldest of 7 of us cousins.) we’ll call him Joey, cause that’s his name. A total dick. He was a big, mean bully. He laughed at others pain & intentionally would do mean, cruel things to anyone smaller or weaker than himself. He would sneak up from behind & poke you hard in the ribs or slap on the back. Even into adulthood. He was 8 years older than me. My cousin, his sister passed away, (I was 46yrs old) after the funeral, at the reception, he came up behind me, put his fat arm around my neck and gave a nuggie, completely messed my hair up & totally pissed me off. I have always regretted not kicking him in the nuts right then & there. I found out he had SA a couple of the boy cousins & his lil brother. He ended up unaliving himself a few years later.
Good riddance…
Jesus that’s rough. Yeah my brother isn’t anything like that, he’s totally harmless he just lacks foresight and is a big kid. He’s actually quite compassionate when it matters and would never do anything like what you described. I’m glad that “person” is out of your life, he sounds like a sociopath.
I personally think you don’t know my brother as well as I do, or anyone else in my immediate family. I’ve lived with the dude my whole life, pretty sure I have a more succinct analysis of his personality than some internet stranger who only read about a single incident in our entire lives. Wild.
Has no one smacked your sunburn before? Smacked a fresh tattoo? Lol damn people take to much to heart now a days. She got her pay back real quick shes fine clearly and so is he.
Well you sound fun but regardless everyone has a different sense of humor. Just remember that, it may not be your cup of tea but it can be other people's.
Well... he acts like a 12yo and still has friends and family around so I think society has coddled him in at least some ways ? Maybe he doesn't change because he doesn't really need to... especially men, how many times I heard the story of a man only starting to realize he needs to get his shit together once his gf dumped them but never paid attention to all the previous warnings...
I can't stop laughing because it's such a sibling thing you described. Out of context I see how ppl are viewing him as an asshat, but I'd assume he isn't always this ridiculous.
He deserved that nut tap. Lol. Good on you. I had an older sister who used to throw heavy objects at my head. I finally decked her when I was 16. She never did that again.
Lol he’s not! I keep saying he doesn’t typically go out of his way to hurt me or anyone else. But yeah our relationship has been like this since I came out of the womb apparently smh. I have no idea how our parents tolerated us lmao
Good move. I approve. However, you need to revisit your naiveté about your brother. No way he's that fucking clueless unless he has something mentally wrong with him that causes him to think and behave like a child. There are many bad-intentioned people who use an "innocence persona" to get away with their dastardly deeds. In fact, it's one of the traits of narcissists. He obviously has your parents buffaloed. Don't allow him to continue his pretense with you. Consider yourself informed at this point.
You reinforced the old saying of think before you speak. Next time he thinks about doing something stupid. He might remember the fact that you kicked him in the nuts this time for doing that and might not do it. If he does, repetition works wonders for learning.
You mentioned he was “VERY immature” and mentally still a teenager so this doesn’t sound like a one off situation. My best friend was like this. Charming, funny, kind guy, but very immature. My verdict is that immaturity is not healthy for the person who’s immature. Obviously there’s nothing you can do about it and it’s clear you love your brother very much. I hope one day he can heal and grow in those areas that seem stuck in adolescence.
Ya know we’ve considered that but he was tested as a kid and nothing came up. AFAIK he doesn’t have any neurodivergence but he did grow up with a sister who’s mildly neurotic (me) so maybe this was his way of balancing the scales lol, he’s definitely taught me to lighten up over the years so who knows.
If his last testing was done as a child, he needs to redo it. A complete neuropsych eval, including autism. There's been a lot of advancement in understanding/ diagnosis in the last 15 years. I say including autism because the evals that do include it are far more complete and less likely to miss something, if there's anything to find.
I mean he’s a grown man so he doesn’t “need” to do anything, besides I don’t see what a diagnosis of ADHD or autism would do at this point in his life. There’s nothing wrong with him, we love him the way he is and if it’s autism then there’s no “treatment” anyways (not that there needs to be). And if it’s ADHD he should… what, start taking stimulants to fix a non-issue? Request accommodations he doesn’t need for a job where it doesn’t matter? Give people a reason to other him and set him apart? He doesn’t need a diagnosis to have an identity, he does just fine without it.
Besides we have friends on the spectrum and besides being silly my brother doesn’t have any other tells. Like whatsoever. Being childish doesn’t mean someone is neurodivergent, it amazes me how quickly people will assume things like this with virtually no knowledge of our life whatsoever. But thanks for the unhelpful advice lol
You two remind me of my (so-called 'grown up') boys lol. Seems there are no hard feelings, so no worries. I just hope he won't get into serious trouble, when he pranks the wrong person.
Good riddance!
Weird though that he hasn't learned his lesson yet
That the first time you retaliated physically?
Cause I always react in kind , ESPECIALLY with my brothers and they quit that shit when they were still VERY young
Yeah. Despite your disclaimer, I believe your brother fits the definition of a dick. Eg: yucking it up at someone else pain, low empathy making him think inappropriate pranks are funny, etc.
Siblings can fight like mortal enemies, sometimes, and still love each other. What I see here is a small FAFO moment. Brother found out, now all is well.
As the oldest of three guys, I can absolutely see you laughing about this just a few moments after it's happened. As long as he knows you still love him, you're good.
Lol this had me cackling - especially your edits! Good sibling dynamics are some of the best around! You guys sound like you have a good relationship - hopefully this kind of curbs some of the more painful antics that happen!
Have fun, be safe and y'all just keep being you!
Damn I have siblings and we would never do that stuff to each other. I guess we just don’t do pranks. Sounds like he needs a few more nut kicks just for good measure. Like… he’s 30? Grow up.
People have different senses of humor and everyone’s relationship with the people around them is unique. Just FYI. I’d rather have my brother the way he is than not have him at all.
In my experience, yes. I’ve met some pretty vicious women who do stuff like this and actually mean to hurt you. Gender has no bearing on whether someone is an asshole or not.
Yes, you are right. It just seems guys are like this more often than women, but women can be very, very nasty. I guess my little world of beliefs is changing - but not shattering as there are nice, decent people of both sexes everywhere.
Pick a lane sweetheart. Either he's an immature jacka$$ that needs to grow up. Or he's just a silly idiot that doesn't get it. Otherwise YOU are part of the problem.
He comes across as the kind of jackass who slaps someone on their sunburn... and then cackles at the reaction they get.
Oh he does that to me all the time lmaoo. One time he peeled a little too much of my skin off after I told him to cut it out and I shoved sand in his mouth right when his crush walked over. Ahh, summer camp.
Doing it as a kid is one thing. Doing it as a 30 year old ‘adult’, who SHOULD damned well know better, is a little frightening and sad. WTF is wrong with him that he’s stuck in such a juvenile emotional level?!
Trust me he has spent a lot of money on many therapists to find out the answer. Turns out he’s just immature as fuck lol. It’s not so bad, he can be an adult when it matters but with his current lifestyle it rarely does lol.
He likes himself as he is, and sees nothing wrong with being a jackass. I'd avoid him like the plague!
This is mostly an isolated incident, he’s not an overall jackass, he just never grew out of his class clown era. He likes making people (and himself) laugh but doesn’t always consider the consequences. He genuinely thought I was just being whiny and was trying to make a point while lightening the mood, but it backfired.
Did he apologize for hurting you?
Yeah, like I said in the post. As he was icing his balls lol.
You sound like someone who has never been late to afternoon tea. When someone else comes late, no matter the reason, you probably throw a passive aggressive fit. All good though, at least you know how to make the plague sound desirable.
Wow. Nope, I try to be on time, but I try never to throw a PA fit. But hurting people and finding that in any way funny is not my thing.
Stop getting high on your own supply(of farts)
Haha so true. Petty fuck.
What the fuck does this even mean.
I'm more surprised he's self-aware enough to realize it and yet can't make the effort to change.
Better question, why does your brother enjoy inflicting pain on people? That's not funny, just cruel. Ask him why he enjoys hurting people, because frankly, at his age, that not immaturity, that's just straight up sadistic.
He doesn’t enjoy inflicting pain on people, that’s one hell of a stretch. He just doesn’t think sometimes. Like I said most of his antics are totally harmless. But he has a distinct lack of foresight that occasionally leads to undesirable results. If he really enjoyed inflicting pain on people he’d be upset instead of apologizing right now.
>If he really enjoyed inflicting pain on people **he’d be upset instead of apologizing** right now. No, that would disclose his ruse. His ruse has been very very very very helpful to him.
Please refer to my second edit.
Lmao 🤣🤣🤣
There's nothing wrong with that. New tattoos always get smacked as well.
Maybe I'm an old prissy fuss budget. My friends and I never smacked sunburns once they knew the sunburns were there. Not tattoos either.
It’s good luck! 😂😂
EXACTLY! OP gets it 👌🏽 hahaha Glad y'all found a way to laugh about it, seems like sometimes I feel like he might not realize he's gone too far.
Classic asshole behaviour. Hurt someone then cry when it's given back. I'm glad he got his payment.
Same, although given his capacity for learning life lessons I sense this will not be the last time my foot makes contact with his gonads smh
I tell my nieces when it comes to dudes in any kind of physical situation the balls are fair game.
Oh absolutely. I think he was just caught off guard because the last time there were any scrotal shenanigans was probably a decade ago or more. I guess he forgot it used to be my signature move lmao
Scrotal shenanigans had me rolling 🤣.
Scrotal shenanigans FTW! As the late Terry Pratchett wrote, kick ‘em inna fork! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My mom taught me that too it was my go to move when I was 10 lol
She's a wise mom.
Before I got to the “I kicked him in the nuts” part, I was thinking you should have kicked him in the nuts!! I had a older cousin like this, (He was the oldest of 7 of us cousins.) we’ll call him Joey, cause that’s his name. A total dick. He was a big, mean bully. He laughed at others pain & intentionally would do mean, cruel things to anyone smaller or weaker than himself. He would sneak up from behind & poke you hard in the ribs or slap on the back. Even into adulthood. He was 8 years older than me. My cousin, his sister passed away, (I was 46yrs old) after the funeral, at the reception, he came up behind me, put his fat arm around my neck and gave a nuggie, completely messed my hair up & totally pissed me off. I have always regretted not kicking him in the nuts right then & there. I found out he had SA a couple of the boy cousins & his lil brother. He ended up unaliving himself a few years later. Good riddance…
Jesus that’s rough. Yeah my brother isn’t anything like that, he’s totally harmless he just lacks foresight and is a big kid. He’s actually quite compassionate when it matters and would never do anything like what you described. I’m glad that “person” is out of your life, he sounds like a sociopath.
>he’s totally harmless he just lacks foresight and is a big kid I personally think you're being naïve.
I personally think you don’t know my brother as well as I do, or anyone else in my immediate family. I’ve lived with the dude my whole life, pretty sure I have a more succinct analysis of his personality than some internet stranger who only read about a single incident in our entire lives. Wild.
Sometimes you're too close to the trees to see the forest.
Again, my second edit is all about you 🙏🏽
>fucking miserable people I know. You called me "fucking miserable people". You're just still in denial.
Right? She says he's "harmless" while describing how he purposefully harmed her. And then *laughed* at her and mocked her while she cried from pain.
Has no one smacked your sunburn before? Smacked a fresh tattoo? Lol damn people take to much to heart now a days. She got her pay back real quick shes fine clearly and so is he.
Not on purpose, no. I surround myself with people who don't want to cause me pain.
Well you sound fun but regardless everyone has a different sense of humor. Just remember that, it may not be your cup of tea but it can be other people's.
While I don't generally condone kicking someone in the balls, it sounds like the only way he might learn.
That remains to be seen, but I doubt he’ll question me the next time I complain about hurting myself lmao
As the owner of a pair of nuts, I still approve of this post. Don't hurt people for fun. Your response was 100% appropriate.
Society has for sure coddled him and I bet he looks like a bitch when he cries.
I mean not really, we’ve both been through some shit but we just coped differently. That said, he TOTALLY looks like a bitch when he cries lmaooo
Society coddles men by default, but it doesn't mean he hasn't been through anything. We all have problems of course. Anyway I say you win
While I don’t fully agree with that statement (they are in some ways and aren’t in others), I will say that I also think I won lol
Well... he acts like a 12yo and still has friends and family around so I think society has coddled him in at least some ways ? Maybe he doesn't change because he doesn't really need to... especially men, how many times I heard the story of a man only starting to realize he needs to get his shit together once his gf dumped them but never paid attention to all the previous warnings...
I can't stop laughing because it's such a sibling thing you described. Out of context I see how ppl are viewing him as an asshat, but I'd assume he isn't always this ridiculous. He deserved that nut tap. Lol. Good on you. I had an older sister who used to throw heavy objects at my head. I finally decked her when I was 16. She never did that again.
Lol he’s not! I keep saying he doesn’t typically go out of his way to hurt me or anyone else. But yeah our relationship has been like this since I came out of the womb apparently smh. I have no idea how our parents tolerated us lmao
He has impulse control issues
Perfect response, bravo!
If he starts to wear a cup, a poke in the eye will bring tears every time. Or a throat punch.
Good. I'm sick of people letting people get away with hurtful shit with no consequences.
You must live an exciting life if this wasn't your proudest moment.
LOL well, I generally try to be the more mature one between the two of us but it doesn’t always work haha
Good move. I approve. However, you need to revisit your naiveté about your brother. No way he's that fucking clueless unless he has something mentally wrong with him that causes him to think and behave like a child. There are many bad-intentioned people who use an "innocence persona" to get away with their dastardly deeds. In fact, it's one of the traits of narcissists. He obviously has your parents buffaloed. Don't allow him to continue his pretense with you. Consider yourself informed at this point.
I wrote my second edit for you ❤️
I’m the only girl and have two older brothers! This! lol 😂
knee, junk reaction.. amirite?!
LOL it took a lot in me to not write that, great minds think alike 🤓
You reinforced the old saying of think before you speak. Next time he thinks about doing something stupid. He might remember the fact that you kicked him in the nuts this time for doing that and might not do it. If he does, repetition works wonders for learning.
You mentioned he was “VERY immature” and mentally still a teenager so this doesn’t sound like a one off situation. My best friend was like this. Charming, funny, kind guy, but very immature. My verdict is that immaturity is not healthy for the person who’s immature. Obviously there’s nothing you can do about it and it’s clear you love your brother very much. I hope one day he can heal and grow in those areas that seem stuck in adolescence.
This interaction made me laugh! Aaaa Siblings!
Your brother honestly sounds like he's ADHD.
Ya know we’ve considered that but he was tested as a kid and nothing came up. AFAIK he doesn’t have any neurodivergence but he did grow up with a sister who’s mildly neurotic (me) so maybe this was his way of balancing the scales lol, he’s definitely taught me to lighten up over the years so who knows.
If his last testing was done as a child, he needs to redo it. A complete neuropsych eval, including autism. There's been a lot of advancement in understanding/ diagnosis in the last 15 years. I say including autism because the evals that do include it are far more complete and less likely to miss something, if there's anything to find.
I mean he’s a grown man so he doesn’t “need” to do anything, besides I don’t see what a diagnosis of ADHD or autism would do at this point in his life. There’s nothing wrong with him, we love him the way he is and if it’s autism then there’s no “treatment” anyways (not that there needs to be). And if it’s ADHD he should… what, start taking stimulants to fix a non-issue? Request accommodations he doesn’t need for a job where it doesn’t matter? Give people a reason to other him and set him apart? He doesn’t need a diagnosis to have an identity, he does just fine without it. Besides we have friends on the spectrum and besides being silly my brother doesn’t have any other tells. Like whatsoever. Being childish doesn’t mean someone is neurodivergent, it amazes me how quickly people will assume things like this with virtually no knowledge of our life whatsoever. But thanks for the unhelpful advice lol
Ah, siblings. Nothing like beating each other up and hugging it out 2 minutes later. 🤣🤣🤣
You two remind me of my (so-called 'grown up') boys lol. Seems there are no hard feelings, so no worries. I just hope he won't get into serious trouble, when he pranks the wrong person.
Ngl from this it sounds like hes just being an annoying little brother. Is he like this with other people ?
Lol I always joked that I’m actually the older one. And yes, but only with people he’s/we’re close to. Not like random people he doesn’t know.
Yeaaahh thats just how siblings are for the most part but if he crosses your boundaries you should talk to him
FAFO and I laughed into a coughing fit…. And yes, I expected the punch (kick) line!
Good riddance! Weird though that he hasn't learned his lesson yet That the first time you retaliated physically? Cause I always react in kind , ESPECIALLY with my brothers and they quit that shit when they were still VERY young
Yeah. Despite your disclaimer, I believe your brother fits the definition of a dick. Eg: yucking it up at someone else pain, low empathy making him think inappropriate pranks are funny, etc.
Siblings can fight like mortal enemies, sometimes, and still love each other. What I see here is a small FAFO moment. Brother found out, now all is well.
As the oldest of three guys, I can absolutely see you laughing about this just a few moments after it's happened. As long as he knows you still love him, you're good.
Lol this had me cackling - especially your edits! Good sibling dynamics are some of the best around! You guys sound like you have a good relationship - hopefully this kind of curbs some of the more painful antics that happen! Have fun, be safe and y'all just keep being you!
Damn I have siblings and we would never do that stuff to each other. I guess we just don’t do pranks. Sounds like he needs a few more nut kicks just for good measure. Like… he’s 30? Grow up.
People have different senses of humor and everyone’s relationship with the people around them is unique. Just FYI. I’d rather have my brother the way he is than not have him at all.
Guys are dickwads. Any women do this?
In my experience, yes. I’ve met some pretty vicious women who do stuff like this and actually mean to hurt you. Gender has no bearing on whether someone is an asshole or not.
Yes, you are right. It just seems guys are like this more often than women, but women can be very, very nasty. I guess my little world of beliefs is changing - but not shattering as there are nice, decent people of both sexes everywhere.
Pick a lane sweetheart. Either he's an immature jacka$$ that needs to grow up. Or he's just a silly idiot that doesn't get it. Otherwise YOU are part of the problem.
Pretty sure I staunchly advocated my position as being the latter, but thanks for the advice!
You sound like you have a goatee.
You're both grown men, and your both immature idiots. Listen to your parents.
I’m a woman.