By Ashley Michua
Many families seem happy, but some families don't really work out, like my dad's. He grew up with a horrible brother, named Pedro, who treated his family poorly in Toluca, Mexico.
My dad was about ten years old when his oldest brother, who was 18, started hurting his family because his father passed away. His brother felt like he was in control, free since he was the oldest of all his three brothers, and he needed all the money to himself. His mother tried to stop him, but he just yelled at her to leave him alone and to “get a life.” He didn’t love them and made them feel worthless. My dad was struggling because his father passed away and his mother was very sick. She couldn’t do much. My dad tried his hardest to gain money to help his mother, but when he got a few pesos, his brother took it away and spent it on himself for a better car, house, and other things. |
”Pedro didn’t want to pay for his own mother’s bill and sickness,” said my dad. “He always yelled at his mother to make him food and then left her with a slap.”
My dad felt uncomfortable and very pressured to live with him. He wanted to run, but he loved his mother that he couldn't leave her to die. He couldn't leave her with his horrible brother. My dad felt so heartbroken.
One person that helped him was his oldest brother. After his mother passed away, he wanted to leave the bad memories of Pedro. When he grew older, he decided to leave. His older brother brought him to a better place where he made a living. When he faced bad influences, he tried to talk it out or walk away. He said that “nobody can change a bad person who's been hurt so badly.”
His behavior didn't influence my fathers at all because he learned that people deserve love and respect. One thing my father couldn't do was forgive him. It was one of the hardest things to do. He just doesn't want to talk to him anymore. During all the things that happened to him, he said his family and wife made him stronger because it made him the person he is now.
Autumn Asphodel, a motivator and coach, said “dealing with someone with a superiority complex that thinks they are better than you can be frustrating and challenging. You may become angry and upset that they simply will not listen to anything you have to say and immediately dismiss it.”
My dad said that he wouldn't change anything in his past life because now he is happy with someone he loves and the past is gone. Everyone struggles through problems and makes the mistake of living in the past.
“Some people even do it for attention and keep posting old memories. They should forget about the whole situation and go do what they love,” said my dad.
My dad felt uncomfortable and very pressured to live with him. He wanted to run, but he loved his mother that he couldn't leave her to die. He couldn't leave her with his horrible brother. My dad felt so heartbroken.
One person that helped him was his oldest brother. After his mother passed away, he wanted to leave the bad memories of Pedro. When he grew older, he decided to leave. His older brother brought him to a better place where he made a living. When he faced bad influences, he tried to talk it out or walk away. He said that “nobody can change a bad person who's been hurt so badly.”
His behavior didn't influence my fathers at all because he learned that people deserve love and respect. One thing my father couldn't do was forgive him. It was one of the hardest things to do. He just doesn't want to talk to him anymore. During all the things that happened to him, he said his family and wife made him stronger because it made him the person he is now.
Autumn Asphodel, a motivator and coach, said “dealing with someone with a superiority complex that thinks they are better than you can be frustrating and challenging. You may become angry and upset that they simply will not listen to anything you have to say and immediately dismiss it.”
My dad said that he wouldn't change anything in his past life because now he is happy with someone he loves and the past is gone. Everyone struggles through problems and makes the mistake of living in the past.
“Some people even do it for attention and keep posting old memories. They should forget about the whole situation and go do what they love,” said my dad.