He sounds like a shit disturber, Spunky. Sorry. I know he’s your brother, but sending you that article when he knows full well how you feel, well, that’s just nasty. Sad that these things happen, but it’s best to know where you stand.
What’s that old saying? You can pick your friends, but not your family.
We were never a “family” after my mom and father divorced (he was not a good man). Then my mom married my step-father, (he wasn’t a good man either but in a different way), he would have us kids split up in different places all the time. Sometimes back with our father. Sometimes with other people, but rarely us 3 kids together.
After my brother got out of the service and re-married he settled in Indiana for awhile. He then came out to Portland OR. to work but one day he was gone with his wife and her child. Nobody heard a word from him. 13 years went by and I said to my father, I know he worked for you at one time so surely you have his Social Security No. I said write them a letter to see if they could tell you where he is at. The SS wrote back and said they couldn’t say but to write a letter and address it to my brother and send it to them, then they could forward it on but it would be up to him if he wanted to reply back. This was about 1975/76. He did eventually reply and we had had a little mini reunion with him while I still lived in Calif. But it has ALWAYS been me pushing the relationship. After what he said, I thought to myself no more. The same thing with my sister who lives just out of Couer d’ Alene, Idaho. Only an 2 1/2 hour drive from here. I have been the one to say hey do you want to Skype etc. We are both on facebook and I decided to not post anything to see if she ever notices or not. It has been since about April and no message from her or Skyping. I am just finally tired of being the one to try and have a relationship.
Like I said our family was split a long time ago. :-(