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Should I call my brother?

My younger brother killed himself in the fall. my older brother isn’t speaking to my parents . . . A long story. if something is said that hurts his feelings, he pouts & doesn’t call them. I really feel like he should cut my parents some slack & grow up (he’s 50) . . . Should I call & talk to him about it? or just let him stew & get over it? I’ve attempted to talk to him about it before & he might do better for awhile but then it’s right back to the same thing. two of my friends have told me to leave him alone because he’ll just drag me down with all his problems, too.

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Answer #1

I suppose there’s only so much you can do. After all, your brother is an adult and does need to take care of his business. If there’s something that needs resolving, he need to be mature and try to take that step. If you want to help him, that’s up to you, but he does need to go the rest of the distance and let things go. You can’t do everything for him. It’s going to be hard, but whatever is going on between them isn’t your fault. It’s not something you can fix either. It’s up to them.

I hope you’re okay!

Answer #2

Call him up, explain everything tell him all you got and try to change things in your parents side to not just his.

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