Apparently, I'm The Problem

Apparently, I’m The Problem.

My brother and I were once best friends. We grew up together, shared the same parents, lost our sister and experienced the same childhood. Yet today, we barely speak.

In this episode of What A Time To Be Alive, I talk honestly about family estrangement, sibling relationships, grief, resentment, childhood, family conflict and growing apart from someone you once loved.

I explore the choices that changed our relationship, the impact they had on my parents, why I never saw family as a competition, and the belief that I was somehow the “golden child” who was given everything.

I also reflect on becoming a father myself and how that changed my understanding of my own parents, unconditional love and treating your children equally.

This isn't an episode about reconciliation. I don't want a relationship with my brother anymore. It's about trying to understand why the resentment exists, what I supposedly did wrong, and how two brothers who were once inseparable became strangers.

And perhaps the biggest lesson is that being related to someone doesn't automatically make them family.

If you've experienced family problems, sibling conflict, toxic family relationships, estrangement, grief, resentment or falling out with someone close to you, this one may hit closer to home than you expect.

Sometimes you can love the memories of someone and still choose to leave the relationship in the past.

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