Anti from somewhere least expected...
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I was an agitator for no particular reason when I was in later high school. It got boring, I stopped caring about whatever it was I was busy preaching about at the time, and over the last four years I have grown up quite a bit. Your brother will hopefully get bored as well and move along, just let him go, though it is odd that he claims now to have never fired a gun before.
Oh and I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was in elementary school, I didn't keep up with the "counselors" and psychiatrists though, I'm not sure if it still applies or not. Or if it ever did. Just let him run his dumb young mouth for a few more years, eventually he'll get a girlfriend and stop caring or find something more interesting. Be prepared to have to listen to this for a few more years though.
Oh and I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was in elementary school, I didn't keep up with the "counselors" and psychiatrists though, I'm not sure if it still applies or not. Or if it ever did. Just let him run his dumb young mouth for a few more years, eventually he'll get a girlfriend and stop caring or find something more interesting. Be prepared to have to listen to this for a few more years though.
theken206
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kinda have to agree with some of the post saying, hes 16, no girl, no friends and a lack of self identaty plays a big role in his actions. You couple in the fact the kids not very worldy it seems and you can see where hes coming from kinda.
Its not just he doesnt know better, at this point he doesnt CARE to know better. Trust me, hes enjoying the response from you{maybe not the beatdowns
} and knows just what buttons to press im sure.
Once agin, the kid is 16, hes still got alot to learn about the way of the world and the nature of life. He has alot of growing to do as a man and as a human being. He still young and dumb and full of.... well you know and untill he gets some more life experiance under his belt, or finds some pretty little thing to spend his time with instead of on WOW, dont expect to much change.
Note*at 16 I was a HS drop out and a gun toting thuggish *****
:banghead: soooo, I have no place to talk crap about anyone, just voicing my opinion based on my experiance and life view.
Its not just he doesnt know better, at this point he doesnt CARE to know better. Trust me, hes enjoying the response from you{maybe not the beatdowns
} and knows just what buttons to press im sure.Once agin, the kid is 16, hes still got alot to learn about the way of the world and the nature of life. He has alot of growing to do as a man and as a human being. He still young and dumb and full of.... well you know and untill he gets some more life experiance under his belt, or finds some pretty little thing to spend his time with instead of on WOW, dont expect to much change.
Note*at 16 I was a HS drop out and a gun toting thuggish *****
:banghead: soooo, I have no place to talk crap about anyone, just voicing my opinion based on my experiance and life view.22-rimfire
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He has to stop playing Wow and rejoin the rest of the world. Try to bring some other people into his life... you know friends, buddies, etc.
macadore
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Your brother has some serious issues. He may grow out of it or he may not. Professional counseling may, or may not, help. Don’t let him hurt you or your mother.
theken206
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"Are you trying to get the OP killed?"
hahahahaha, no doubt
hahahahaha, no doubt
BigGunsMoreFun
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If he was my brother
If one of my brothers acted in such a way, I stomp the living crap out of him. Before I did that though, I'd try to reason with him.
You said he suffers from ADHD. Maybe he needs a visit to the local psych ward and a little quiet time in the rubber room. I'm not trying to be funny or sarcastic here. The kid may have a more serious mental problem than just ADHD. Many of the symptoms of ADHD are also symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. Some good medical care may not change his mind but it will probably calm him down and keep him from hurting himself or someone else.
Whatever the case, he sounds like he is in need of some serious help. What you describe sounds like a little more than teenage angst and rebellion to me. I agree he has no business having access to guns in his current state. If he was my brother, I'd do what ever it takes to help him out and a good old down south ass whooping is not excluded from that if all other peaceful means fail.
Good luck. He's your brother. If you truly care for him, do the best you can to help him. If you don't care then I'd say at least leave and let him be. Don't aggravate the situation and make it worse than it is. He might take it out on someone other than you if he is unstable. I truly hope his erratic behaviour is just a phase he is going through and that he will grow out of it.
Molon Labe,
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If one of my brothers acted in such a way, I stomp the living crap out of him. Before I did that though, I'd try to reason with him.
You said he suffers from ADHD. Maybe he needs a visit to the local psych ward and a little quiet time in the rubber room. I'm not trying to be funny or sarcastic here. The kid may have a more serious mental problem than just ADHD. Many of the symptoms of ADHD are also symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. Some good medical care may not change his mind but it will probably calm him down and keep him from hurting himself or someone else.
Whatever the case, he sounds like he is in need of some serious help. What you describe sounds like a little more than teenage angst and rebellion to me. I agree he has no business having access to guns in his current state. If he was my brother, I'd do what ever it takes to help him out and a good old down south ass whooping is not excluded from that if all other peaceful means fail.
Good luck. He's your brother. If you truly care for him, do the best you can to help him. If you don't care then I'd say at least leave and let him be. Don't aggravate the situation and make it worse than it is. He might take it out on someone other than you if he is unstable. I truly hope his erratic behaviour is just a phase he is going through and that he will grow out of it.
Molon Labe,
Joe
matt87
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Komerade LJ-MosinFreak-Buck,
It is time that you acknowledged just how great Kommunisim is. Show your dear brother too. First, remove things from your home that are influenced by the evil that is Kapitalism. Like World of Warcraft. And that IBM-style PC. Leave him at least one set of clothes; he doesn't need any more than one, and there are plenty of poor Boigoisie-oppressed brothers who will be glad of them. Your Mosin is fine where it is.
Point out to him that all members of a socialist society must contribute equally to the benefit of that society. How much does your mother pay rent/mortgage, utilities, food? Surely it's only fair that he contributes that much. If he doesn't like the idea of earning money, tell him to work that same number of hours your mother does. Hand him a spade and a load of seeds for instance. After all, without spending those 12+ hours a day on WoW, he can grow a lot of turnips for the Motherland.
It is time that you acknowledged just how great Kommunisim is. Show your dear brother too. First, remove things from your home that are influenced by the evil that is Kapitalism. Like World of Warcraft. And that IBM-style PC. Leave him at least one set of clothes; he doesn't need any more than one, and there are plenty of poor Boigoisie-oppressed brothers who will be glad of them. Your Mosin is fine where it is.
Point out to him that all members of a socialist society must contribute equally to the benefit of that society. How much does your mother pay rent/mortgage, utilities, food? Surely it's only fair that he contributes that much. If he doesn't like the idea of earning money, tell him to work that same number of hours your mother does. Hand him a spade and a load of seeds for instance. After all, without spending those 12+ hours a day on WoW, he can grow a lot of turnips for the Motherland.
macadore
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The problem with schools is that they have to try and educate everyone regardless of how hopeless it may be. If the government wants to run schools like an industry, and do it on the cheap, then they should allow the schools to control the quality of the raw materials they must use.
Travis McGee
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LIke Savage says, "Liberalism is a mental disorder."
chris in va
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Well guess what. I have a friend born in Moscow. He's got a nice AK, FAL, two Mosins (of course), Sig, Mossberg and Browning. Why? Because he KNOWS what it's like to live under opression.
All your brother needs is a chat with my friend to clear things up. Your brother is either yanking your chain or severely misinformed.
kentucky bucky
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I have a friend very much like him. The ONLY reason we're friends is we grew up together and I am friends with his whole family. My friend just likes to tweak peoples noses to get them riled up and argueing with him . I think he feels smarter and in control when this happens. I can only get him to quit if I ignor his BS and change the subject to idle chatter about work, the weather, or other benign subject. I can tell it drives him crazy if I don't take the bait. He has a brilliant mind and has a PHD, but he is "socially retarded". Actually he has low self esteem and is in a spiral downward into a series of obsessions. Do to his actions he has alienated friends and family alike. It's really a shame to see somebody be their own worst enemy. I don't know how old your brother is , but unless he WANTS to change, he will get worse with age. Thank goodness, my friend never owned a gun in his life even though his family did.
Seriously... no doubt.
At one time, I got addicted to a Everquest. I built my account up to having multiple high-level "raiding" characters in high-end "gear."
This was after I had gone through a divorce, and really had no interest in being social while still licking my wounds.
So I had NO life.
I'd hate to have been the person who deleted that account.... seriously.
Happy ending...
When I decided that Everquest was a waste of life and had sufficiently weathered my break-up, I sold the Everquest account on PlayerAuctions.com for over $1,000.
But at the hours I put into that stupid game, I am sure it broke down to less than the hourly pay of a Chinese Sweat shop.
I still play games occasionally, but I refrain from On-line ones. They became to demanding and addictive for me.
-- John
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GlowinPontiac
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get your mother to stop paying for his WOW crap. if he wants to play games all day he can pay for them himself. If he threatens to kill you again call the police. If he is just trying to aggrivate you he will surely learn his lesson then. If there is something seriously wrong with him then the police force him to get the help he needs before somebody gets hurt.
theken206
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"get your mother to stop paying for his WOW crap. if he wants to play games all day he can pay for them himself. If he threatens to kill you again call the police."
indeed, have JR get a job to pay for his own pursuits of fancy and it wouldnt be a bad idea to let him know next time he threatens you with violence, your calling the fuzz to handle it.
though were i come from, the only thing id call out is where im going to slug the little jerk.
indeed, have JR get a job to pay for his own pursuits of fancy and it wouldnt be a bad idea to let him know next time he threatens you with violence, your calling the fuzz to handle it.
though were i come from, the only thing id call out is where im going to slug the little jerk.
alemonkey
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I knew a lot of kids like him growing up and in college. The kind who wear a Che Guevera t-shirt because they think it makes them a revolutionary. IMO, 99% of them do it just to get attention.
rainbowbob
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First - the bad news: You have a serious situation here that is going to get much worse.
Second the "good" news: It may get better for everyone if you are able to get your brother into treatment.
I'm not a doctor, and even if I was I would not presume to diagnose your brother over the internet.
However...From what you are describing, your brother MAY be suffering from the onset of bipolar disorder or "manic-depression".
This is a very real brain disorder caused by an inherited chemical imbalance in the brain (despite what anyone may try to tell you). It isn't the result of bad parenting, nor is it just your brother trying to be a 16-year-old pain in the ass.
You say he is already on meds. Very likely they are the wrong kind. Often, early-onset bipolar disorder is mis-diagnosed as ADHD. The meds he is taking for ADHD could quite possibly make his mania WORSE.
My son went through this and it became a nightmare that lasted nearly 15 years until he finally got on the right meds and stayed on them. There is no cure.
You will be doing your brother, your mother, yourself, and the rest of your family a tremendous service if you are able to get in touch with NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill).
Please click on this link and at least inform yourself: http://www.nami.org/
You can read about bipolar disorder and get a pretty good idea whether his behaviour fits the criteria.
At this link:
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Se...ail.cfm&localID=0000150514&fromHL=no&state=IA
You will find a support group near you that can give you all kinds of resources to help your brother and your family.
God bless you - You'll need it.
Frog48
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Sounds like your bro needs some female attention in his life. That usually does the trick, if you know what I'm sayin'.
RancidSumo
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yuk! How can anyone get addicted to WoW? That game sucks. I bought it and logged mabey 10 hours. I do however play a lot of video games (6-7 days on COD4 and 100+ hours on Oblivion). Mabey he has a friend he met via WoW who is influencing him. I personally have met several people on Xbox that have become some of my best friends despite having never met them in person. Look into that possibility.
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