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Dear Abby: Is There Any Way to Shut up My Abusive, Argumentative, and Aggravating Brother?
The columnist says no quick fix exists for managing an abusive brother who may be mentally ill, advising the sister to protect her own mental health by limiting contact.
- Recently, a Mississippi sister told Dear Abby her brother is 'very opinionated and in my face' when she disagrees, and the columnist said 'no magic formula' to fix him.
- Described as uneducated yet self-assured, the brother presses arguments, insisting he knows everything and dominates disagreements, with the sister saying "it doesn't matter what the subject is; he thinks he's the only one who knows anything about it."
- During arguments he resorts to name-calling and provocation, yelling and screaming in the sister's face while refusing to let her speak, then sending emails and texts to prove she's wrong.
- Household routines are affected by his confrontational presence as no one wants to be around him, and the sister and her husband both have careers disrupting their limited family time.
- Accepting limits, Dear Abby's Smart Sis urged the Sister to accept she cannot change the Brother and to "save your sanity by avoiding him as often as possible".
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Dear Abby 12/4/25: Argumentative, abusive brother alienates family - West Virginia Daily News
DEAR ABBY: I have a brother who is very opinionated and in my face any time I don’t agree with him. It doesn’t matter what the subject is; he thinks he’s the only one who knows anything about it. He is not educated, but he thinks he’s smarter than everyone else, even educated people. He won’t let me get a word in while he’s yelling and screaming in my face. He resorts to name-calling, telling me I’m wrong and calling me stupid. Later, he sends …
·Lewisburg, United States
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