reptilelover88 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 My brother and I used to be very close and we still get on well but we're not so close any more. Anyway, yesterday I had a friend come to visit and as she was about to arrive the most tremendous storm started - torrential rain and wind so strong that an umbrella was useless. I don't drive but my brother does (mainly because he took time out after school and I didn't - long story). I do intend to learn but haven't yet. The station, where I was meeting my friend, is a 20 minute walk or 5 minute drive. There is no other way of getting there. I asked - rather, begged - my brother for a lift. I have literally only ever asked him once before (when he tried to charge me an extortionate rate and when I refused, left me to walk home alone after midnight). I told him that I was happy to walk myself but I felt bad for my friend having to walk back in this storm. My brother's response was that he was working, but actually he was just reading something for university (despite the fact that his exams are 18 months away). I didn't feel I could do much - he does have the right to say no - but I felt pretty humiliated. My friend and I had to walk back in the pouring rain, with all her luggage which also got soaked, and of course we had to wash our clothes and dry off when we got back, etc. She didn't mind but I felt really embarrassed about it. I know that it's his car and my brother's not my personal driver. That's why I asked really nicely and accepted it when he said no. But he has never given me a lift before and on this occasion I felt like there was a really compelling reason. I would even have been happy to have paid him a reasonable amount (but NOT the £1 a minute he tried to charge me last time). But he just seemed completely cold to my situation. I have a disability and feel like I receive very little support generally from him and my dad. Like I said, we do have a good relationship otherwise but in this matter I feel like he is mean and very unbrotherly. Any advice? Link to post Share on other sites
setsenia Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Would you mind telling me your age and what you mean by having a disability? That way, I could further advise. Link to post Share on other sites
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