Here's why i hate my family & is it normal?
I am the youngest child in my family and the only girl. My oldest brother, who I think is around 26 is addicted to crack (I am certain of this).
Here is the family drama situation.
I believe it was a week or two weeks ago when my brother punched his girlfriend in the face. She got a black eye and a bloody nose. My parents were home. My dad swore up a storm and told my brother that he never wants to see him around the f - - - ing house ever again. My mother phoned the police. My brother left before the cops arrived. My father even went so far as to get a TRO on my brother. As for my brother's girlfriend, this is not the first time that she has been physically abused by him (she has been choked and slapped). I'd also like to add that they both have a 7 moth year old son together, which I guess complicates the situation even more.
This is where it gets bizarre. He is actually downstairs right now, my paranoid, abusive, crack addicted brother. My dad is home and he is aware that my brother is here. Yet he does not call the cops or even tell my brother to leave. In fact he doesn't say anything to the girlfriend. She is actually not supposed to be here either.
Is it normal to neglect a problem of this seriousness? Is it normal for parents to make the short comings of their children a problem for the other child(ren) who is doing well in their live(s). Have any of you experienced something as messed up as this?