Is it normal that my brother thinks his life is ruined?

Yes, it's normal for overindulged teens to behave like spoiled brats.

First world problem! Some children don't have enough to eat, and don't have safe drinking water.

I'm willing to bet that your brother isn't that good at team sports, so now he's blaming his parents for not pushing him so he doesn't have to face the fact that it was his choice. I'm also willing to bet that maybe he's a little socially awkward, and perhaps blames his parents. Or maybe he's not that good, and his teammates give him a hard time. Whatever the issue is he's looking to blame the parents so it's not his fault.

Kid needs a serious attitude adjustment. He's going to ruin his now if he continues. Agree with Eden, sounds like a dumb jerk. Sorry.

No he didn't ruin his life!!! I would give anything to trade places with him. Sounds like he "was" smart, Karate, guitar, parents who care. I have nothing, my parents couldn't afford any lessons...but I still love them, not their fault. I play basketball, it's okay, but it will be over when I'm 18 and then what? Wish I had more. Trade places in a minute flat.

Your brother is just like so many other people out there. Both male and female and of all ages, continue to voice their thoughts about 'who is to blame' about everything in their life. It is never ever them, it is always someone eles's fault. Tell your selfish brother to look into the mirror and repeat and repeat .... I am at fault I am at fault.

all you guys are wrong

WTF? Is he serious.? That stinks for you and your parents. What an asswipe. I'm a happy well adjusted never played team sports young adult. I'm the fittest of all my friends. I'm an artist and a great musician. I could kick all their ass when it comes to endurance. I have an amazing girlfriend and awesome parents who supported who I was from day 1. Tell your brother he sucks.

Normal? Not sure. A little odd, yes. He's WAY overthinking it. I played soccer when I was younger for a couple years. Fun at first, then got boring and I quit. Just not my thang. Tried to convince myself I liked it, but truth was I didn't. Later turned to cycling and loved it. In the best shape I've ever been and allows me to reach my personal best. Team sports did nothing for me except kept me away from cycling longer. To each his own. Move on buddy, sounds like you got some skills and talents and some pretty good parents. Don't be a hater.

Too bad for him........my story is the flip side. I'm 21 years old. My mother "forced" me to play team sports as a kid, even when I told her over and over again that I hated it. But while my dad was too busy traveling the country on business, she was too busy hanging out with her girlfriends, drinking her lattes and gossiping on the sidelines. She wanted me in sports because she didn't work and wanted a social life. She didn't care that I hated it. I wanted to do my own thing.....would love to have learned an instrument and taken dance, but I was stuck running around on the field with a bunch of brats, feeling miserable so my mom could have fun. She didn't listen to anything I had to say. My best friend had a better life. She WAS in dance and learned to play violin. She still does this today. Her parents were working professionals and cared about what their kids cared about. Today she's in her gap year of college, doing amazingly well, playing her violin, traveling through Europe with her amazing boyfriend and on track to have an incredible life. Where am I? Depressed and trying to get it together. The team sports did nothing for me. I was never going to be a professional soccer or volleyball player. Seriously? And I have no individual skill or talent since I never got the opportunity. Trying to pull it together at a community college. I wil continue, though, in spite of my selfish mom. Parents are divorced now. No surprise. Mom is trying to find herself and apologize to me for being so selfish. Your brother needs to come to terms with the fact that he's actually had it better than most because his parents actually cared enough to listen to what type of kid he was. If he changed his mind later, fine, than go do it. There is no prescribed course. Just do it.

Seriously, your brother sounds like a jerk. So what???? Sounds like he had a pretty good life anyway. Not everyone does team sports at an early age. I played football in high school and didn't join any of little leagues etc when I was a kid. I also did karate when I was younger because, I just wasn't into team sports earlier. My life was fine then and it's fine now. And what's up with blaming your parents? Seriously dude, grow up and stop lashing out at the world and your parents. Get over yourself. Life is good, we all take different routes. His reality is greatly out of sync. No it's not normal.