(continued from description) "I'm left with 1 day pain in the target zone, and taunting all day. I used to be all outside-is-fun-let's-go-play person, but now I have to babysit a little bit.ch everytime I go out to play, and I'm either playing my video games or reading my book. I've told my parents so many times, but they don't punish him, so I punish him. But OF COURSE, he goes whining to someone and I get scolded. Try scolding him for once! But no. So, can anyone help me? If not, that's okay."

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It sounds like you're letting your brother's negativity infect you. It's not easy to fight against such strong selfishness, but do you want to be bitter and angry? It won't stop at your brother. It will come out when you're around others too, because once it's inside you, it wants to spread.

Discipline won't teach him what he needs to know. He thinks he's the center of the universe and can do whatever he wants and becomes upset if he doesn't get his way. After all, wouldn't you be upset if you thought people were ignoring you when they should be helping you? Punishment teaches him nothing because it's externalized. It doesn't feel about him, but about you being a bad person because it's just another negative act, like hitting someone who hits you. That's why we have wars. He needs to learn to understand that others matter. He needs to learn empathy and this is incredibly difficult for service to self entities who are born here, because they survive by bending others to their will.

But he's an imperfect human being, just like you, like all of us. He needs to make the connection between his actions and the actions of others, but this requires observing others. Sadly, not being his parent, there's only so much you can do. You need a no distractions time when he can observe others, like at a park. He needs to see a spoiled child and how frustrated everyone is around it and realize he's like that. He needs to see someone in pain and understand what that's like. He needs that moment of revelation when he realizes he's like other people and they're like him. He is no more important than anyone else. That is what he needs, not punishment that just makes you look like the villain. He needs to learn to see others as himself. And that's quite a task. Still, if you could somehow get others involved, you could do just that. In the mean time, if you want your parent's help, you're going to have to be patient with him and not complain because they just sense your negativity.

Your parents will only listen when they're not tired, which is rare, and when you express compassion or sympathy.