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Unfortunately, I think your situation with your brother happens way to often, whether adopted or not. My brother and I have the same mother and father, who have never been divorced. We never had stepparents or stepsiblings or halfsiblings or anything. We were fairly close when I was in Junior High and he in High School (he's 4 years older than I am) and we traveled to rodeos together, just he and I. Then I got pregnant with my son, whom I placed for adoption, and big bro basically disowned me. We did get back a little of our relationship and I even made him godfather of my daughter but we only talk when the whole family gets together. My husband talks to him on the phone some. I feel like he thinks he's better than everyone else in the family and although he is no angel, I feel like he forgets that and is all to quick to judge everyone. Sometimes I'd like to slap him and sometimes his attitude makes me so angry. But you know what? He's still my brother and I love him. I don't like him very much, but I do love him.
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