Who needs them

Yesterday I was saddened beyond words.  Who needs enemies with family like this.  DH was talking to his half brother (15 years younger than DH) and these are some of the statements brother made to him.  First let me say his brother is from a second marriage.  MIL hates to acknowledge her 3 kids from her first marrage.  She has always felt they are inferior to her youngest.  They live in a different state so we don't see them and they have no idea what we do in our lives (we like to keep it that way as you will see by the comments).  So here is what his little punk half brother said to him.  Even though it is brought on by political talk, this is more of a family issue post so didn't want to post there....okay here are the comments (which were spoken with fake southern accent).

1.  I'm not dumb, I went to a University (husband went to state colleges).

2.  When told he should be prepared if he gets drafted he said "oh no they wouldn't draft me, I work for a prestigious company and I went to a University and if I was drafted I would automatically be an officer, I wouldn't have to do all the other stuff the uneducated ones do.

3.  Why do you live in that state you do?  Only bumpkins live there.

4.  Why do you keep moving?  Have you done something illegal and are trying to hide? (Weve been at the same address for 2 years.

5.  You should be happy is "O" gets in, you'll get your welfare check.  When DH said what in the world makes you think I don't work, he said "you do"?  (I think it's odd that he didn't even ask DH what he does).

6.  You know your just stup!d because you voted for GW.  When DH said to him what makes you think we voted for him?  He just said "you didn't?  We all thought you voted for him".  DH said, no I didn't vote for him, I voted Independent.   

7.  He made a comment about there might be a bloody war coming in the middle east and then said "Oh I'll bet your really hoping that will happen".  DH said well no, why would you say that.  Then the little *(&% changes the subject.

In the past we have been told that only the stup!d uneducated people go into the military (we were both in the military - me for 3 years and DH for 12 years.  Husband also has an IQ of around 129, but he has always been told he is inferior (not in those exact words) because he didn't go to the "University".  DH told him I wanted to go to this place or that and if mommy & daddy could pay the way for me too I would have been able to go (not in those exact terms) and then his brother got upset and was trying to say DH was saying he was stup!d.  Then his mom got in on it and told DH he's picking on him and jealous, etc.

I just can't believe his own brother could say such hurtful things.  I could understand if its someone you don't know, but your own relative????  It's just really sad and it hurts to see my DH upset that he'd be treated this way by his own family.  He said their true colors really came out.  And if you want to talk about intelligence DH will bring up subjects like what's happening in the news, stuff happening in the space program, weather patterns, ice caps melting or growing, the economy, oil prices, housing crisis, bills voted on in the senate, He tries to have a conversation with him about that but his brother doesn't know anything going on.  All he wants to talk about is sports (which DH hates sports) or who the Survivor or American Idol winner is.

It is just really sad to be treated like your nothing by your own family.  We have decided we will not be answering the phone from now on if he calls and just not talking to him for a long long time and let him think about what he did.  Me particularly, I don't think I ever want to speak to him again.  Just very very sad.

Okay, Sorry so long, just felt heartbroken and had to get it out.

• Who needs them - Saddened beyond belief
  • Okay, here's what I see in your message - Backwards typist
    • Tx for your kind words - Saddened beyond belief
  • His opinions should not matter to you really (sm) - deni
    • Tx - I guess its just sad (sm) - Saddened beyond belief
      • I recently realized - jss
        • Just want you to know I understand completely where sm - deni
          • Thanks! - jss
  • well they voted for GW, nuff said - cut your losses and chalk it up to
    • No, I think I stated that wrong - Saddened beyond belief
  • That is terrible. - jss
    • Thanks - Saddened beyond belief
      • Is there a chance - jss
        • We do think that - Saddened beyond belief

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