Before you guys say, this is more motors related than General Discussion.
Having some trouble with my Brother, another follow up from the crash thread, his attitude towards me stinks.
He blames me for the accident, and the upsetting thing is that my mum actually agrees with him. Being a house with no dad (left when i was 3yrs old) i'm sort of looked at as the older, more mature one.
Recently he has become more and more focussed on the accident being my fault.
Sunday just gone, we went to Festival Park (people in the S-O-T area will know of it) and he jumped in with me, and when i said we were going home and he wanted to stay, i said tough, my car, we're going. To which he replied "you need to have a think about who has no licence for the next 2 years, and who's fault this is."
I took this quite hard, as although it was me who asked him to drive the car to pick me up, it wasn['t me behind the wheel.
Tonight, another prime example, one of his mates lives on the inside of town. I drove past and he obviously saw me, and he text saying if your out and about come pick me up.
I was on my way to the pub at the time, however i did text back and say ill give you a lift home if you like, to which he replied "no thanks, ill remember this."
I come home tonight and he said "you need to take some responsibilities, i have nothing except for my bike and my feet, and i couldn't get a lift home"
So, even though i offered a lift home, he cut his nose off to spite his face. He asks for lifts daily, and i always feel pressured into giving him one to stop him kicking off, however i don't feel in any way responsible for what happened in his accident, after all, i wasn't driving.
My question is, whats the best way to have a good balance between not getting him to kick off, but also me not being a pushover and a taxi for him, as you will know, driving short distances in a 2.0 16v just drinks the fuel, i simply can't afford to taxi him about!
Advice appreciated,
Phil
Having some trouble with my Brother, another follow up from the crash thread, his attitude towards me stinks.
He blames me for the accident, and the upsetting thing is that my mum actually agrees with him. Being a house with no dad (left when i was 3yrs old) i'm sort of looked at as the older, more mature one.
Recently he has become more and more focussed on the accident being my fault.
Sunday just gone, we went to Festival Park (people in the S-O-T area will know of it) and he jumped in with me, and when i said we were going home and he wanted to stay, i said tough, my car, we're going. To which he replied "you need to have a think about who has no licence for the next 2 years, and who's fault this is."
I took this quite hard, as although it was me who asked him to drive the car to pick me up, it wasn['t me behind the wheel.
Tonight, another prime example, one of his mates lives on the inside of town. I drove past and he obviously saw me, and he text saying if your out and about come pick me up.
I was on my way to the pub at the time, however i did text back and say ill give you a lift home if you like, to which he replied "no thanks, ill remember this."
I come home tonight and he said "you need to take some responsibilities, i have nothing except for my bike and my feet, and i couldn't get a lift home"
So, even though i offered a lift home, he cut his nose off to spite his face. He asks for lifts daily, and i always feel pressured into giving him one to stop him kicking off, however i don't feel in any way responsible for what happened in his accident, after all, i wasn't driving.
My question is, whats the best way to have a good balance between not getting him to kick off, but also me not being a pushover and a taxi for him, as you will know, driving short distances in a 2.0 16v just drinks the fuel, i simply can't afford to taxi him about!
Advice appreciated,
Phil
