Nothing, let me tell you, NOTHING feels better than becoming more successful than your sibling that bullied you for years.
This (disowned) brother of mine was/is:
--in his twenties (which in itself is fine, but keep reading),
--acephobic as hell, and was very negative when I came out,
--fairly sure he’s all things not hetero or homo phobic (bi, trans, pans, etc.),
--was always just. a fucking asshole,
--made the most annoying ‘sure’ sound everytime you said something he doubted,
--yells at my other brother (also in the basement, still in school) until he goes out and gets him food,
--yelled at my brother and threw his stuff around when said brother forget to return his credit card (it was in first brother’s room).
--is living in the basement,
--quit the two jobs he got (not at the same time),
--spent the SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS he saved from those jobs on pizza and pop, and now has less than $400, meaning that he will soon no longer be able to pay rent, the only reason he’s allowed to stay at all,
--walks around without a shirt on, and his pants way too low,
--eats so much of everyone’s food,
--drives my dad nuts because if my dad ever shares a movie theory, the brother will never fail to argue against it to the point of making everyone angry. My dad has even decided never to talk to him about these things again because of how bad it was.
Basically he stays in the basement and only comes out, a half-naked form of the living umbodiment of bleh, to shit, eat our food, or, rarely, go out to get food himself, and anger my dad.
--Have been accepted into all universities I applied to,
--Have recieved a special offer from one of the universities, which comes with added housing benefits,
--am trying to sell art for money, because honestly I can’t do regular part-time jobs without suffering overwhelming anxiety (I have a Patreon, and I’m trying to get started on Etsy),
--once just. cleaned the entire living room and kitchen. Spot-clean. In four hours in the night. Impressed and shocked my parents. I still don’t know why I did it,
--feed the fish, cats, and dogs,
If you feel good about doing better than someone who has done nothing, okay, maybe you’re a bit of an asshole, but if it’s someone like this? damnit if I won’t bathe in the self-pride
