You know how every familys got its fair share of troubles? Well, in my case, even though my brother and I grew up in the exact same house, he turned out to be a real troublemakerended up behind bars at one point, too. To steer clear of all that nonsense, I tried to keep my distance from him as much as possible. Things took quite a turn for me, though, when I met this lovely woman, Heather, and ended up proposing to her.
Now, the moment my brother found out about Heather, he started teasing me relentlessly, saying he had to meet her because, apparently, our paths would cross sooner or later. Honestly, I really didnt want Heathers first impression of my family to be himso I stalled and avoided introducing them. But, you know how life goescircumstances meant I had no choice but to invite him, and, as it turned out, Heather met him for the very first time on our wedding day.
Hed promised me hed be on his best behaviour, butabsolutely no surprisehe threw that promise right out the window. It was pretty obvious hed held a grudge against me for ages, and he decided my wedding was the perfect time to get his own back. Right in front of all our friends and family, he started hurling insults at Heatherso embarrassingdespite all my attempts to keep the peace.
I heard Heathers cries from across the room and rushed over, only for my brother to turn on me as well, threatening that hed hurt his own brother over a woman. His behaviour absolutely ruined what should have been one of the happiest days of my life, and instead of apologising, he just doubled down, acting like hed done nothing wrong. It hurta lot.
After that disaster, I made the tough choice to really cut him out of my life. Ive been skipping out on any family gatherings where hes likely to be around, even though I get stick from the rest of the family about it. Thing is, its impossible to keep up a relationship with someone who just doesnt want to change. Despite all his phone calls and Im sorrys, I honestly struggle to believe people like him ever really mean it or truly change.
