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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-10-15 07:03 pm

[ SECRET POST #2478 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2478 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[rune factory 4]


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[Law & Order]


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04.
[Wander Over Yonder]


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[Breaking Bad]


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[Transformers: IDW Generation One]


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(Panic! at the Disco)


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[Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"]


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[league of legends pro teams - team curse]




















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Re: "Poll" - the follow-up

[personal profile] lynx 2013-10-16 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
I can get you being frustrated with your successful younger brother. Can't say it hasn't happened to me, I'm a dropout mess and my little bro has always seemed so happy, so friendly, intelligent and capable...

And suddenly we talk (you know, like siblings ought to do), and I realize there's so much depth to him and what he feels and thinks than you could gleam if you only think in terms of achievements. People are so complex.

Your bro is not "perfect". He does has flaws, for he is human, and probably also has a rich interior life. The way you presented him, so superficially, just tells me you're plainly refusing to dig deeper.

You're not inside his brain. How do you know if his ADD "leaves him unaffected"? Maybe it frustrates him to no end! You're not with him 24/7 either; so maybe he does all those activities, and is also intelligent, dedicated, energetic and charitable and all that you listed; but there are things that cause him pain, little daily things that affect him greatly, or motivations you don't know about, or maybe sometimes he just feels so very tired! But believe me: he won't tell you if this is the kind of attitude you project towards him.

IDK if you remember my answer from yesterday, but even knowing now he's a real person and not a character you're trying to improve on: Yes, it is possible to be all those things, but not without any consequences. The fault in you both sucking at communicating with each other lies in both, because it takes two to tango. But since your brother doesn't post here and you do, and a lot of the issues seem to stem from your jealousy of his percieved "perfection", I'd say it's you who should make the first step in reaching out to him.