today was my brothers birthday, he is 24. i called and talked to him for the first time since i was home for winter break. he is doing well for himself, went to a movie for his birthday. every time that i talk to him we talk about the same stuff and i am realizing how different we have become. since leaving home i have grown up and realized that there is more to life than video games and sports. those are two things i dont even think about any longer.
it kind of makes me sad to talk to him and hear about his dead-end job and how he is just scraping by. he is engaged to be married this summer. i am sure that he is not going to go back to school even though i have made every effort to get him to. he has so much potential but he is unmotivated to do anything. he works at ups and will probably continue to get jerked around by them for the rest of his life. he makes enough money to live on but it is really demanding labor.
i get so sad when i talk to him. it almost feels as if i am mourning for his lost life. i wonder where it all went wrong. he is a really smart guy but he hasnt done anything to better himself in at least five years.
i have talked with my mom about it and she has given up on him. she cant even have a conversation with him, she says. they are on speaking terms but she cant stand how much he complains about work. they mostly talk about cooking but she says that they dont have any real conversations anymore. my dad only talks sports with my brother. it is odd to hear that they dont really talk to him since he and his fiancee go over for dinner every sunday night.
i dont want to say he is a disapointment but his choices for himself have been disapointing. he lost his drivers license over a speeding ticket, lost his car because he didnt take care of it and it was hauled away, and has maybe one friend that is a decent human being.
when my friends ask about how he is doing i dont want to talk about him. it pains me to let them know he is letting his potential go to waste. everyone thought he would do great things in life: go to college, maybe start his own business. he instead scrapes by on his union wages and we will never know what could have been.
it kind of makes me sad to talk to him and hear about his dead-end job and how he is just scraping by. he is engaged to be married this summer. i am sure that he is not going to go back to school even though i have made every effort to get him to. he has so much potential but he is unmotivated to do anything. he works at ups and will probably continue to get jerked around by them for the rest of his life. he makes enough money to live on but it is really demanding labor.
i get so sad when i talk to him. it almost feels as if i am mourning for his lost life. i wonder where it all went wrong. he is a really smart guy but he hasnt done anything to better himself in at least five years.
i have talked with my mom about it and she has given up on him. she cant even have a conversation with him, she says. they are on speaking terms but she cant stand how much he complains about work. they mostly talk about cooking but she says that they dont have any real conversations anymore. my dad only talks sports with my brother. it is odd to hear that they dont really talk to him since he and his fiancee go over for dinner every sunday night.
i dont want to say he is a disapointment but his choices for himself have been disapointing. he lost his drivers license over a speeding ticket, lost his car because he didnt take care of it and it was hauled away, and has maybe one friend that is a decent human being.
when my friends ask about how he is doing i dont want to talk about him. it pains me to let them know he is letting his potential go to waste. everyone thought he would do great things in life: go to college, maybe start his own business. he instead scrapes by on his union wages and we will never know what could have been.
But I will say thank you, I do feel fairly professional for being able to keep lit in the shower, and I'm excited that les savy fav will be coming through town soon.