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11-24-2010, 11:24 AM
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I've gotten him gift in years past... but I really don't know why. He's not terrible or anything but he's kind of a dick. He's impolite, inconsiderate, and disrespectful to me and our parents and yet expects pretty much whatever he wants whenever he wants it and for the most part he gets it. The only redeeming quality that I can think of that he has is the fact that he can work hard and gets good grades. It sounds harsh but his being here doesn't benefit me in any way. Would it be wrong to skip him over in the Christmas shopping?
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Originally Posted by geeza  I thought your name was one of those "it's spelled 'Kwesi', but it's pronounced 'Craig'." kind of names. | Me: Youtube, Flickr |
11-24-2010, 11:28 AM
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11-24-2010, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi I've gotten him gift in years past... but I really don't know why. He's not terrible or anything but he's kind of a dick. He's impolite, inconsiderate, and disrespectful to me and our parents and yet expects pretty much whatever he wants whenever he wants it and for the most part he gets it. The only redeeming quality that I can think of that he has is the fact that he can work hard and gets good grades. It sounds harsh but his being here doesn't benefit me in any way. Would it be wrong to skip him over in the Christmas shopping? | It all depends. Will you be opening gifts as a family? If so, you should get him something if you get everyone else something. Will it just be the two of you? If so, perhaps you can arrange that you both don't buy each other anything.
In the end, it isn't really the forum to show how much you disprove of his behavior. You might generate more problems by not getting him anything. |
11-24-2010, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Linas | Of course, he might have the last laughs if he happens to own a gasification plant! |
11-24-2010, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Chebass88 It all depends. Will you be opening gifts as a family? If so, you should get him something if you get everyone else something. Will it just be the two of you? If so, perhaps you can arrange that you both don't buy each other anything.
In the end, it isn't really the forum to show how much you disprove of his behavior. You might generate more problems by not getting him anything. | We open gifts as a family and I always get my parents gifts. He never gets me anything anyway. Yea, I've contemplated making some kind of thread about my brother before but ultimately decided exactly what you said. I just want to know how other TBers may have dealt with "meh" family members (however cruel that may sound) and Christmas gift giving.
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Originally Posted by geeza I thought your name was one of those "it's spelled 'Kwesi', but it's pronounced 'Craig'." kind of names. | Me: Youtube, Flickr |
11-24-2010, 11:34 AM
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11-24-2010, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Linas | This... would be so awesome. Maybe I did this he would "get it?"
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Originally Posted by geeza I thought your name was one of those "it's spelled 'Kwesi', but it's pronounced 'Craig'." kind of names. | Me: Youtube, Flickr |
11-24-2010, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar | LMAO!!! I'm gonna lie, this is pretty applicable to my situation  . But it's not like I can just punch him in the face. Last time I did things didn't go so well.
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Originally Posted by geeza I thought your name was one of those "it's spelled 'Kwesi', but it's pronounced 'Craig'." kind of names. | Me: Youtube, Flickr |
11-24-2010, 11:38 AM
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11-24-2010, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi I've gotten him gift in years past... but I really don't know why. He's not terrible or anything but he's kind of a dick. He's impolite, inconsiderate, and disrespectful to me and our parents and yet expects pretty much whatever he wants whenever he wants it and for the most part he gets it. The only redeeming quality that I can think of that he has is the fact that he can work hard and gets good grades. It sounds harsh but his being here doesn't benefit me in any way. Would it be wrong to skip him over in the Christmas shopping? | It's Christmas. Get him a gift. He's your bro even if he is a dick. It isn't about doing something for you. Maybe someday it will change him.
Just how I feel about it anyway. |
11-24-2010, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by JMarkD It's Christmas. Get him a gift. He's your bro even if he is a dick. It isn't about doing something for you. Maybe someday it will change him.
Just how I feel about it anyway. | I get the feeling that this is what's gonna end up happening. Honestly, I think I just wanted everyone to be on my side and then I could laugh at him on Christmas without regret but I don't think I have it in me... for better or worse.
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Originally Posted by geeza I thought your name was one of those "it's spelled 'Kwesi', but it's pronounced 'Craig'." kind of names. | Me: Youtube, Flickr |
11-24-2010, 11:59 AM
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11-24-2010, 12:02 PM
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to himself. DIAB.
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11-24-2010, 12:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | | My brother and I get along fairly well and we dont buy each other christmas gifts, even when we open our gifts in front of the family. Its not really expected, though on occasion, when Ive had extra cash, Id spring for a gift for him.
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11-24-2010, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by username n/a Fanny pack, buy him a fanny pack. | Or fanny floss, for that matter. 
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11-24-2010, 12:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbia, SC | | | do what my brother does...get him something he already owns that you want for yourself, then ask to borrow it indefinately.
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11-24-2010, 12:07 PM
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11-24-2010, 12:20 PM
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11-24-2010, 01:30 PM
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11-24-2010, 01:33 PM
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