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my brother's not the same


Question Posted Friday December 24 2004, 2:11 pm

i'll try to make this short. my brother was overseas in the army for three years. he came back in august. i've only seen him a couple of times since he's been back. the problem is we used to be so close and now he's just so weird. he won't talk to me. i went over for thanksgiving and he ate in a room all by himself. i felt bad and went in there to keep him company and as soon as i sat down he walked out of the room. he wouldn't even say hi to me or the rest of the family for that matter. i have to see him tommorow for christmas. should i ignore him or try to talk to him. he shuts me out everytime i try. any help would be great thanks.

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LiLQTPiE8505 answered Tuesday December 28 2004, 8:06 pm:
Just keep on being friendly! Obviously somethings going on with him...but it won't last forever! You can't change him, you can only control yourself.

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Ix3u704 answered Tuesday December 28 2004, 7:06 pm:
well maybe you should try. he is probably tramatized by something that happened in iraq. thats not exactly the place you want to be right now.maybe his friend died or something. the least you could do is talk to him. if that doesn't work then don't bother, he'll come around at some point.

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twynelyne answered Sunday December 26 2004, 2:33 am:
don't lower down to his level! he's immature and will grow later in his life to value his family... be nice to him someday he'll remember that u were and reward u for it!

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bAhAmAmA0250 answered Friday December 24 2004, 6:37 pm:
Make him a christmas card. Dont buy one.. make it.. that'll be more touching anyways. Wish him a happy birthday and write a lil letter in there telling him what you wanna say and wanna find out. Maybe something happaned when he was gone like something extremely shocking that he hasnt overcomed. I doubt that happaned but wierd things can happan. Just dont ignore him because that wont get you anywhere. Talk to your mom or dad maybe they know something. I hope everything works out well for you and im sorry about this though!! good luck!! Happy Holidays!! **Please Rate** Trix

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FunkyMunky1235 answered Friday December 24 2004, 5:23 pm:
I would try bringing up something that you two had in the past, probably something that was funny or a happy thing. He's still your brother even if he's been away you two should be tight if you all were tight back then. Do not ignore him! nonononononononono! He might feel a bit unwelcome right now and that would make him feel more unwelcome. I hope I was helpful and all. Good Luck

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DevilChild answered Friday December 24 2004, 5:20 pm:
try talking to him. dont ignore him try to talk to him and get close again but if he ignores you or something then tell him how you feel

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cRaZyInLoVe6748 answered Friday December 24 2004, 4:39 pm:
Well if your brother just came in from overseas he's probubly still getting comfortable. Just keep trying to talk to him. Maybe you should ask him if he wants to do somthing with you. Spend time with him, just the two of you. If he finally starts to talk to you, just keep the conversation going. I hope I helped!
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LongLiveTheToast answered Friday December 24 2004, 4:35 pm:
You should keep trying to talk to him maybe he'll let you in when he feels he can...just dont bug im to much!...hope this helps
-HH

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