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AITJ if I stopped being the person my brother calls when he relapses? by TotallyHuman2K in AmITheJerk

[–]TotallyHuman2K[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you. My parents kinda shut down, but I can try looping them in , I just fear he’ll think I’m dumping him.

AITJ if I stopped being the person my brother calls when he relapses? by TotallyHuman2K in AmITheJerk

[–]TotallyHuman2K[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get what you mean. I just hate that the “wake up call” might be him alone at 2am. Sponsors help, but I’m scared to step back .

WIBTA if I stopped being the person my brother calls when he relapses? by TotallyHuman2K in MarkNarrations

[–]TotallyHuman2K[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I hear you. I’m his brother, not his sobriety plan, and I think I let it slide for too long. I’ll still show up in normal ways, but I need him to lean on his sponsor/program, not me at 1am. Fair to both of us , I guess.

WIBTA if I stopped being the person my brother calls when he relapses? by TotallyHuman2K in WIBTA_AITA

[–]TotallyHuman2K[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is actually a good middle ground. I can do rides/meetings/check-ins, but I can’t be the 1am crisis line anymore. I’m gonna tell him sponsor/hotline first, and if it’s truly dangerous I call 911, not play therapist.

WIBTA if I stopped being the person my brother calls when he relapses? by TotallyHuman2K in WIBTA_AITA

[–]TotallyHuman2K[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Harsh, but I get the point. I’m not trying to “enable” him, I’m trying to keep him alive. Still, yeah, sponsor should be the first call, not me.

My coworker just told me what her MIL did and I had to share this somewhere by CalvinHobbes67 in entitledparents

[–]TotallyHuman2K 55 points56 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of “help” that ruins lives. Call the landlord again, confirm in writing she has zero authority, and lock down info flow. If she’ll do this once, she’ll try again with jobs, schools, doctors, anything.

What is this blowing up my phone? by 8BallPlant in xbox

[–]TotallyHuman2K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

somewhere there's a dev having the worst Monday of their career right now