My little brother always has to have it his way whenever I play with him, if I don’t do exactly what he wants by his rules my parents say i never want to play with him. if i play video games with him, its what he wants, if i play a board game with him its his choice or he walks out and says i never play with him. I’m so tired.
INFO: How long has this been going on for?
bout 5 years, but it has gotten really bad lately.
Nta, I hope your Brother lets you do what you want and goes against your parents.
No, mom, dad, I just want to play fair. If you only play by other’s rules, you always lose.
NTA. Playing together is a collaborative activity. If he isn’t willing to compromise, he’s not collaborating.
Having said that, since you didn’t specify your ages, I want to add that if the age gap between you is big, then you do have to make some concessions about choosing activities that are age appropriate for him.
its only 4 years, im 16
How old are you ?
You’re too young to be posting on Reddit
He can be a good sport and you can’t expect more maturity from him than you’re showing
Let him win sometimes and stop playing if he gets upset. Don’t encourage his tantrums by refusing to lose on purpose occasionally, and don’t let him win so often he’s rude about it.
YTA
Your parents are being unfair. Your brother should be willing to let you choose what to play sometimes and he should be encouraged to not always want things “his way”.
NTA If you aren’t having any fun when you play with your brother, it’s easy to understand why you are a bit fed up with it. I think the only thing to do for now is to play certain types of games with him, games with RULES that cannot be changed to suit him.
Card games, for example, or board games. If he tries to change the rules, then you can tell him (and your parents) that you quit and explain that it’s because he won’t play nice.
You can also encourage your parents to buy non-competitive games like puzzles that you can just work on together quietly.
Other than that, I mean, if you can’t have fun together, well, why should you suffer? Maybe when he’s older, you can find things to do together. Your parents can also play with him sometimes. You are not responsible for entertaining your brother. “)