{"id":172067,"date":"2025-09-21T15:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/172067\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T15:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:35:10","slug":"sibling-wanted-a-peaceful-vacation-but-when-his-brothers-reckless-behavior-got-him-sick-he-questioned-whether-he-wanted-to-pull-away-from-him-entirely-twistedsifter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/172067\/","title":{"rendered":"Sibling Wanted A Peaceful Vacation, But When His Brother\u2019s Reckless Behavior Got Him Sick, He Questioned Whether He Wanted To Pull Away From Him Entirely \u00bb TwistedSifter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-595384\" class=\"wp-image-595384\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"sick man wrapped in a blanket\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" title=\"Sibling Wanted A Peaceful Vacation, But When His Brothers Reckless Behavior Got Him Sick, He Questioned Whether He Wanted To Pull Away From Him Entirely\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sick-man-wrapped-in-a-blanket-.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-595384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pexels\/Reddit<\/p>\n<p>Family vacations have the power to mend old wounds, but they also can just open them wider.<\/p>\n<p>One young man was looking forward to a relaxing getaway, but when he suspects his brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AITAH\/comments\/1mvk978\/aita_for_going_lowcontact_with_my_brother_for\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gets him sick on purpose<\/a> just to ruin his fun, he begins to question if he wants his brother in his life at all.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for the full story.<\/p>\n<p>I (21M) was recently on a family vacation with my brother \u201cLinus\u201d (19M).<\/p>\n<p>About halfway through the trip, he got sick but refused to wear a mask.<\/p>\n<p>He also refused to take any other precautions around his family.<\/p>\n<p>He kept doing things like drinking from my drinks without asking me, even though he knew he was sick.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I got sick to the point that I couldn\u2019t enjoy much of the vacation because I was stuck in bed.<\/p>\n<p>To him, this was the final straw.<\/p>\n<p>I am just done with Linus\u2019 rude and entitled behavior.<\/p>\n<p>I will be off at college this year and am planning on going low\u2014maybe even no\u2014contact with him over his lack of respect for other people.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, his family accuses him of overreacting, but he doesn\u2019t feel like he is.<\/p>\n<p>But my family is acting like I\u2019m being unreasonable.<\/p>\n<p>AITA?<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s determined to make sure his health is never collateral damage ever again.<\/p>\n<p>What did Reddit think?<\/p>\n<p>It seems like this commenter has cut their family members off for a similar reason.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-595374\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 08 21 at 11.33.35 AM Sibling Wanted A Peaceful Vacation, But When His Brothers Reckless Behavior Got Him Sick, He Questioned Whether He Wanted To Pull Away From Him Entirely\" width=\"800\" height=\"1121\" title=\"Sibling Wanted A Peaceful Vacation, But When His Brothers Reckless Behavior Got Him Sick, He Questioned Whether He Wanted To Pull Away From Him Entirely\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-08-21-at-11.33.35-AM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>This was potentially not even the worst thing this guy has done.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-595375\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 08 21 at 11.34.57 AM Sibling Wanted A Peaceful Vacation, But When His Brothers Reckless Behavior Got Him Sick, He Questioned Whether He Wanted To Pull Away From Him Entirely\" width=\"800\" height=\"1623\" title=\"Sibling Wanted A Peaceful Vacation, But When His Brothers Reckless Behavior Got Him Sick, He Questioned Whether He Wanted To Pull Away From Him Entirely\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-08-21-at-11.34.57-AM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>Why just stop at cutting off the brother?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-595376\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 08 21 at 11.35.45 AM Sibling Wanted A Peaceful Vacation, But When His Brothers Reckless Behavior Got Him Sick, He Questioned Whether He Wanted To Pull Away From Him Entirely\" width=\"800\" height=\"998\" title=\"Sibling Wanted A Peaceful Vacation, But When His Brothers Reckless Behavior Got Him Sick, He Questioned Whether He Wanted To Pull Away From Him Entirely\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-08-21-at-11.35.45-AM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>They could also just choose to spend less time together without putting labels on it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-595378\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 08 21 at 11.36.25 AM Sibling Wanted A Peaceful Vacation, But When His Brothers Reckless Behavior Got Him Sick, He Questioned Whether He Wanted To Pull Away From Him Entirely\" width=\"800\" height=\"995\" title=\"Sibling Wanted A Peaceful Vacation, But When His Brothers Reckless Behavior Got Him Sick, He Questioned Whether He Wanted To Pull Away From Him Entirely\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-08-21-at-11.36.25-AM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>His decision may ruffle some feathers, but his health \u2014 and his patience \u2014 can\u2019t take another round of his brother\u2019s nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked that post, check out this post about <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/2023\/12\/rude-customer-asks-for-an-inedible-ingredient-in-their-order-and-a-pizza-employee-maliciously-complies\/?utm_source=IN-ARTICLE&amp;utm_medium=IN-ARTICLE&amp;utm_campaign=IN-ARTICLE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a rude customer who got exactly what they wanted in their pizza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tCategories: <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/category\/stories\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">STORIES<\/a>\t\t<br \/>Tags:  \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/tag\/bad-brothers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bad brothers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/tag\/family-drama\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">family drama<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/tag\/family-vacation\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">family vacation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/tag\/getting-sick\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">getting sick<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/tag\/illness\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">illness<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/tag\/immature-people\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">immature people<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/tag\/low-contact\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">low contact<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/tag\/picture\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" 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