Thy Geekdom Come Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 He's watching some stand-up on comedy central who is making extremely anti-Catholic jokes. To be obnoxious, he turned the volume all the way up so that I could do nothing but hear it. I told him to turn it down and he starts laughing obnoxiously and defending the guy who is making fun of molesters and their victims, Catholic schools, etc. He says that making fun of life makes it easier. I agree, but not with all issues. You couldn't go up to a Japanese citizen after WWII and say, "HAhahahahaha! They destroyed your whole town and killed your family! HAhhahahahaha!" That's just sick! Argh! Then he starts shouting over me (he thinks that if he can drown my voice out, then he wins the argument). Argh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Raph, I'm so sorry to hear this. Remember that what he is doing, he is doing to get a reaction out of you, not because he truly wants to hear your side of the story. Refuse to let him get to you. When he starts doing stuff like that, pray quietly (inside your head or if confident enough, say prayers out loud). Ignore him...I know it seems tough to do, but just do it. If he can't get a rise outta you, then he might stop what he's doing. Prayers for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Pull the plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrite Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 [quote name='Lil Red' date='Jun 11 2004, 10:30 AM']Refuse to let him get to you. When he starts doing stuff like that, pray quietly (inside your head or if confident enough, say prayers out loud). Ignore him...I know it seems tough to do, but just do it. If he can't get a rise outta you, then he might stop what he's doing.[/quote] Good advice, Lil Red. I second the whole ignoring part. People who do stuff like this for reactions will get tired pretty quickly if you don't react to it. I'll be praying for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 [quote] Pull the plug. [/quote] Haha. I wish. That would be a viable option, but I don't want to beat him up (which it would turn into, since he would most likely physically attack me for that). Besides...ummm...my family has 11 idiot-boxes...he'd just move to another room... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 If I ignore him, then he goes and whines to my parents and they tell me not to ignore him (unfortunately, I'm stronger AND smarter, so they would think I'm trying to play mind games with him and they would insist that I stop...honestly, I feel like Harry Potter at the Dursley's house...they don't understand my spirituality so they attack it...not to equate spirituality to magic, but simply to say that it is what I do...my natural function, and they don't get it...they don't understand why I boycott all these companies...they don't understand why I would want to be on Catholic websites...bah...I hate it here...I want to move to Athanasia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 ignore your parents, too. okay, i just wanted to say that so you'd smile. did it work? try to explain to your parents that you are refusing to take his "bait", when he is purposely trying to bug you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 How old are you and how old is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 flip the breaker that powers the TV or tell worse jokes than the guy on television ignore your parents when they tell you to ignore him pray next to him. all the time. no matter what. find what he loves and mock it endlessly, pouring constant derision on all he holds dear until he is reduced to tears or a blind rage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 sorry i just hafta laugh at that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 I can't explain that to my parents. They detest bickering, so they would just yell at me to shut up, deal with it, talk it out with my brother, and leave them alone. They're never around to listen or help. The trouble is that ever since I was a little kid, I was told not to fight physically over arguments. So I don't. But then, my little brother can't defeat me in an argument, so he just yells things like "Shut up!" or some series of obscenities so loud that he can't hear me. Then, one of two things happens: 1. Mom yells, "shut up" and we both shut up until she leaves and then he says, "See, mom wants you to shut up, too" and I stay silent, because he knows I won't answer...and then he starts mumbling swear words about me. 2. I get so annoyed that I leave and he thinks he won the argument and never let's me forget his "victory". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Cmom, he's almost 18 (June 23) and I'm 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 What I'd really like to do is beat the crud out of him like Simba beat up Scar (see a few threads down, lol)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyyoimjohnny Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 (edited) Winchester's post is a very bad suggestion. It's politics are like the death penalty: "Hey, you killed that guy. Killing is very wrong. We're going to prove that to you by killing you." You'd be no better than the one doing the annoying if you annoyed him back. Don't bend down to his level and bicker with him. You gotta tell yourself that you're above that. When you realize this, your annoyance turns to pity for him, and ignoring him becomes easier. Tell him that, too. If you start to bicker, say: "Ha! This is stupid. I'm above bickering with [i]you.[/i]" Well, that's if you wanna be nasty. Or you could handle it like a Saint and say something sickenly nice. That ticks 'em off even worse! Bwahahahaha... ha... *ahem* yeah. Anyway, practice ignoring him, keep these things in mind, and blocking him out will be easier. Believe me... I have 3 little brothers. Two live to annoy, and the other lives to argue. I get a lot of practice . Good luck, m'freind. Oh yeah, and praying for the strength to accomplish this is good too. Edited June 11, 2004 by heyyoimjohnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 [quote] Hey, that last one's a very bad suggestion. It's politics are like the death penalty: "Hey, you killed that guy. Killing is very wrong. We're going to prove that to you by killing you." You'd be no better than the one doing the annoying if you annoyed him back. [/quote] Which is why I won't be doing it. I don't resort to violence. My brother, on the other hand, has chased my around the house with a butcher knife before (no, I'm serious)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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