Rant about my brother.

Me and my brother have always been good friends. I wouldn't say we're close or anything, but we do usually have a good time together. We share some of our interests, and we seem pretty "compatible".

I'm the younger brother, and he is my only sibling. Though my parents love us both, there have always been the feeling of that he's kind of the "black sheep", and I'm the "good one".
He's never been involved in criminal activity or anything like that as far as I know, but he has always had enormous trouble with handling money/his economy, and this have had the effect that my parents have had to save his butt financially.
I have always been quite protective of my money, and save it as best as I can (though I don't go out of my way to hoard it).

Couple this with the fact that he is a liar. I'm not sure what the English term for this is, but he lies a LOT. You know how people can sort of spew lies, and it seems to just come completely natural to them? It just goes on automatic. Sometimes small lies, sometimes big lies.

Now, I just discovered that he's just had ANOTHER big financial crisis, and I'm getting quite angry with him. He's almost 30 now, and he still lies to my parents about how he's doing in his life and so on. I don't know what the fuck he does with his money to be quite honest. I'm fairly sure he doesn't do any drugs or anything, cause I know I would've heard something from other people (I know a lot of people he knows and vice versa).
I just think that he's a big spender, loves getting the latest stuff like phones and whatnot.

Now, him being a big spender doesn't really bother ME that much because in the end its his own problem. But the fact that he still lies to our parents about this crap, and tries so hard to hide it, and then eventually it gets to big to hide, and we're back to the same old thing again. My parents have been helpful, and have supported him in the past, but they're really getting tired of him now, and so am I.
I really feel for my parents especially, because they're at the point where they are starting to kinda want to kick back and relax (they've worked hard all their life), and my brother is sorta like a cloud on the horizon. And I guess they just don't want to give up on him, cause he is their child after all.

And I have a similar feeling, he is still my brother and I grew up with him and all that. I still feel affection towards the bastard even though he acts like he does.

Just needed to get this off my chest as I'm pretty annoyed at the moment. Has anyone experienced similar relationships to this one, and how did it turn out in the end?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Yeah, that's a good post Dekoa.

I haven't really actively tried to convince my parents to do it, though I do kinda drop hints about it. But I do really do think they're starting to reach their limit. My Mother is really to nice, and will probably want to help out... But I'm not so sure about my Dad. He's also really to nice most the time and is usually very calm, but this time I could really see in his face that he was annoyed (though maintaining his calm), and rightfully so.
I guess it's hard for some parents to excercise the "tough love" thing even if it's a needed thing in the end, I think I would have the same problem if I were a parent.
Will be interesting to see how it turns out.

It's obvious to me that my brother don't want to rely on my parents like that, but it really is his own fault that he does. It's like he wants to get fancy things and stuff, but keeps forgetting to build his life from the ground up. Like he wants to skip the "boring" things and just go straight for the entertainment.

As for the mythomaniac thing (thanks for the word, had it on the tip of my tongue XD), I pretty much do what you suggested. Just ignore him, and there'll be a kinda awkward silence on his part.
I think it helps, at least in the short term since he kinda calms down after that.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Well, it seems that my brother managed to earn the money to get himself out of the crisis at least.
He's been able to join various "builder-jobs" through my Dads contacts (my Dad owns a store, and so he knows a lot of people). These jobs are tough as hell, but they pay good, and all in all I think they've done my brother good even though they come sporadically.

At least he didn't ask my parents for money this time, which has to be a good thing. That's the thing, he isn't really a freeloader in that sense, he does try to be independant from my parents, but sometimes he just fails horribly at it... And then he will lie about his situation, when perhaps it would be better to tell the truth right then, and my parents could give him a small loan. Instead he lies, and the problem grows and grows until he can't hide it anymore.
That is really my main beef with him.

If he would at least be honest right away, then I'm sure my parents would be more trusting of him. And while it would still be asking my parents for help, it would be done in a more respectful manner. When I lived on my own (currently I'm at my parents house again), I did allright, but of course there WERE times when it would get rough, as it does for many people who move out for the first time. I could just ask my parents right then, and while they would certainly not be happy, they would help me out, and I could solve the problem right away.

Oh well, at least it seemed to solve itself this time without my parents having to have to bail him out of trouble. Let's hope he's learning, he certainly seemed more intent this time on solving it himself.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.