My only memories of my older sister by two years are of her constantly excluding me. My tormentor was there every day waiting for me until I finally had the means to move out. That way, at least I could have told someone about it and received support from my friends and teachers. At times, I wonder if I would have been better off being bullied at school instead of at home. His teachers always referred to him as an excellent, well-behaved student and never once got into trouble. He was gifted academically, receiving one of the best Leaving Cert results in his year.
What I could never understand was how differently my brother acted outside my home. I was so hurt by his insults that I actually scratched the mole off my face, which resulted in it becoming infected. During my early teenage years he kept referring to a small mole on my face, saying things like how ugly I was and how no girl would ever go near me. There have been plenty of times when he would barricade me inside my bedroom for the entire day, warning me if I came out he would beat me up. Even on my birthday, if my mum didn't buy a present for him too he would explode into a fit of jealously and anger – this continued until he was about 20. It became a nagging obsession of my brother to compare his life with mine, demanding I receive no special treatment or attention from my parents. There was just something inside him that he truly despised about me. My brother, who is four years my senior, made my life a living hell. I prayed for my brother to disappear off the face of the earthġ) As horrible as it sounds, there have been many times that I prayed for my brother to disappear off the face of the earth die in some horrific accident, or even take his own life. Unfortunately, we cannot publish all the submissions, but here are a sample from our readers. The articles provoked a strong reaction from readers – many of whom were keen to share their own experiences of sibling bullying.
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Recently, The Irish Times published a series of articles about sibling bullying.
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