Shortly after, the woman helped her brother pack his belongings and dropped him off at her aunt's house. 'I let her talk and finally said she was right, helping family was important and I'm glad she showed me that,' the woman recalled.

This prompted an angry phone call from their aunt, who accused the woman of 'abandoning' her brother. Her brother called the family to tell them that he'd been told to leave his sister's home. 'Well after six months I told him he had to go,' she continued. I guess since I'm his little sister he figured he could ignore me saying to get his s**t together,' she said. He NEVER washes dishes, never washes his clothes, and eats pretty much whatever he wants. She agreed, but their time together was a 'nightmare.' So, the family begged the woman to help her older brother out. Though u/Relative_Potential92 has described her brother's 'mooching' as a pattern, the family still supports him whenever he inevitably loses another job.Īfter his most recent job loss, the woman's brother asked to stay with their parents but they didn't have room. Internet Slams Bride Raging at Sister for Bringing Teen to Kid-Free Wedding.Parents' List of Rules for Visiting Newborn Sparks Outrage.Man Slammed for Telling Pregnant Wife He Won't Help With Chores.'No person's love and acceptance and close ties to their family members should have to be dependent upon the person's ability or willingness to provide financial support to the other party,' Khalfani-Cox concluded. Speaking to Real Simple, personal finance advisor Lynette Khalfani-Cox added that when it comes to enabling loved ones' 'destructive behavior,' a person should ask themselves: 'If the banks won't lend them money, why should ?' So, make sure to establish clearly defined rules about money with your loved ones,' the website advised. 'This means that if you do help out a family member with their finances, they may expect more help in the future and so may others in the family. Julie Gurner reminded Martha Stewart readers that 'any pattern set, is a pattern that others might anticipate will be repeated.' When it comes to creating and setting financial boundaries with family members, psychologist and podcast host Dr. He can never hang onto a job for longer than a couple years max and when he inevitably loses whatever job he had he starts mooching off family and friends until he can find another job months later,' the woman wrote. So far, the post has received more than 24,000 upvotes and over 1,200 comments. Posting to Reddit's 'Am I The A**hole' forum on Sunday under the username u/Relative_Potential92, the woman said that her older brother moved in with her after losing his job. A woman claimed in a now-viral post that she recently dropped her 'freeloading' older brother off at their aunt's house without discussing it first.

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