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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2014-05-29 07:09 pm

[ SECRET POST #2704 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2704 ⌋

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Re: gotta vent

(Anonymous) 2014-05-30 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
As someone that nearly went destitute because she had an older brother that mooched off her and refused to work because of "wanting to avoid a nervous breakdown", it really isn't as easy as this. He didn't qualify for disability, so there was no coverage coming in from him, and I was working 45-50 hour weeks while he ate all our food and wasted electricity playing video games and watching movies all day.

There's a difference between supporting and carrying. I could not continue to carry his burden and hold my apartment (and eat, for that matter), so I had to force him out. He's couch-surfing with a wealthier friend now, and from what I'm hearing, he's getting pretty damned close to kicking him out too.

I love him, I do. But at some point, "avoiding a nervous breakdown" is just an excuse. And I'm saying this as someone with a diagnosed anxiety disorder. Sometimes you actually do just have to meet it head-on. He doesn't want to work, so he doesn't, and it isn't fair for him to simply drain resources.