@see_the_sus The first provocation may be a test to see if you'll react and he can fall back into comfortable toxic patterns. I think you have the strength to coast past that and find issue #2. I pray you will figure out what that one is and whether it is genuine, and maybe even forge some new slightly better pattern.
@walterbays
Brother1 would have that kind mentality but Brother2 wouldn't even be aware of such an idea. 😏
But it went well for the most part. It was irritating to find out that they're both believing her bullshit about me not being willing to help her. I told them, "I can't tell you the # of times that she'll say, "Oh I don't want to bother you." or "I've already asked so-and-so." She does this to pit us kids against each other, which has been her thing (one of) since I was a kid.