Dear Mckoy: Angry with My Brother for Refusing to Help our Mom

Dear McKoy,

I am the second of seven children for my mom. When my mom had her sixth child she struggled to provide everything he needed. His father never cared for him, everything he needed came from my mom. His father gave his all for his other children except my brother.

Now my brother is an adult and he has turned his back on my mother and is now solely responsible for his ailing father who never took care of him.

My mother recently fell ill and she needed money to do some tests. She asked my brother for help and he refused to help her. He stated that it is her problem and he is barely able to take care of his father.

Now tell me, how would you feel if you had such a brother? Do you think I am overreacting about the whole situation? Don’t you think he owes my mom a serious apology? Please level with me here,

  -J.J.

Dear J.J,
Your brother sounds like an ungrateful human being. How can someone turn their back on the one human being who brought them into the world and gave her all for them? If he decided he wasn’t going to help anybody that would have been bad but not so bad. The problem is that he’s turned his back on the woman who worked hard to provide for him so that he can provide for his father who never took care of him. Your brother needs to step up and be a better son to your mother.  As a matter of fact I know he owes her an apology for his ungrateful behavior.