My 24 Year Old Brother Acts Like He's 10?
918783
Hey i'm 26, and dont have a g/f, but then no one advances towards me, and if they did as long as I find them attractive, I would make a move.  He does have an AA, so he did something.  He is just alittle lazy, but he can find a job with an AA degree.
154504
depends, age is a big factor....whats the difference between you?\neither way you should talk with your brother about it if you think that something might progress from this
549223
Girl - are we related???  My brother is the EXACT SAME WAY and has done the same thing to me.  He's been this way since he was around 20 as well but he's freakin 31 now and still a bum.  However, my mother is still alive so he's lucky - and that's where he lives.  She enables him and that is why he will never change.\n\nI say you have to show him TOUGH LOVE.  Do not enable him to be unemployed, jobless, etc. or else he will never change. Some people have to learn the hard way.  Let him fend for himself.  Help him at a distance.  If you feel you need to let him live with you - place strong conditions on it - such as he must respect you and speak to you accordingly and the first time he doesn't - he's out.  Do not bend on that.  Then make his butt get a job and go back to school to get his GED.  Have an agreement with him before you let him back in that those are the conditions and if he does not do them - he will have to live elsewhere.  There are shelters in every state. Be strong and firm.  And pray for your brother as well.
852964
he sounds like a typical 6-year old boy.  patience.  read to him and have him read to you every night.
332847
He sure sounds like a spoiled brat to me. Have brother with the same problem.  Well, 1 thing is for sure: cuddling him like a baby will only reinforce his present behavior.  Forgive me for saying this but his attitude reflects the way he was being brought up.  You might want to explore a different approach than the 1 you guys are used to...probably a firmer approach? you can't be wishy-washy about your decision 'coz he won't take you seriously.  Be harsh if you have to be harsh...if you really love him, find the courage to hurt him for his own good. you can't be there for him forever...if you ask me, son or not at his age he should stop living a parasitic life and should be kicked out of the house. good luck.
211079
23. But he acts like a child on the show.
1112095
Well, aside from being wierd, it is in fact not normal at all. Your brother has a condition called confusitis, which means that he tends to confuse words from different languages that he has picked up from the media and replace them for other words to which he knows the answer to. What you could do to help him with his condition is call him piggy, beaver, or racoon. He does act like those animals right?
686142
He wouldn't do anything. I'm the oldest and he's the youngest. He won't mess with me. No matter how bad he wants to take me on, he won't win. The funniest thing I've done to my brother, is drop him on his head when he was born. XD I'm evil! bwa ha ha ha ha ah!\n(Hint: I'm 17, he's only 9)
945181
It does sound as though your brother does have some emotional issues. Your parents should first have him checked out by a physician, maybe it's something organic otherwise I think he might benefit from seeing a psychologist. When my son was a child he used to exhibit almost the same type of behavior you described and when he was in his twenties he started to really behave erratically and was eventually diagnosed as a paranoid-schizophrenia. It's been a hard road living with him like this but we always knew he was a little different and so I guess we've gotten used to it. If he does have a mental disorder, not only he but the rest of the family should seek help in dealing with this sort of illness. It can be very devastating and although they are doing wonders with therapy and medication, these types of disorders can only be controlled NOT cured.  There is a great book you might want to read, it's called "When Madness Comes Home".Good luck.
196464
no they dont!\nsounds like your is in the retarted zone! if he dont wake up unplug his game, put it in the closet and tell him when he grows up and acts like a big boy he can have it back!
434293
28 with a six year old son
1141128
Sounds very insecure and ignorant to me. Believe me when I tell ya, they come hand in hand. Your brother has a lot to learn about himself, and life.
703474
Here's a suggestion from a male perspective: tell him he is acting like a complete @ss. Men, all men, do NOT take hints, so do you and him a favor and just explain it. The so-called 'mid life crisis' is a total myth. It is a made-up condition to explain bad behavior by shrinks and hippies.  Draw the line and stand on it...do not give him a pass on his actions because of a virtual condition.
713571
it could be alot of things like maybe he had a crush on her and she snubbed him one day or maybe she corrected him or maybe she dissed him in front of his friends who knows what makes a 16yr old do things it doesnt take much at that age to set them off as they are at a very hard stage in life turning from a child to and adult but yet you are not either one yet... and y after 7 years did you wife decide to tell you this??? i would be asking her that question more so then y did your brother do what he did 7 yrs ago
776898
It sounds like he is a closet gay guy. Your brother needs to sit down with a councler and talk.
713557
Yes i have a 14 year old brother. I'm 17. He's annoying we get into fights all the time. It's normal
449892
uuum, what's the question and how does your 20 year-old brother in jail fit into this?