‘You’re Just A Burden. Stay Away,’ My Brother Texted On New Year’s Eve. I’d... - Best Reddit Stories

‘You’re Just A Burden. Stay Away,’ My Brother Texted On New Year’s Eve. I’d... - Best Reddit Stories ‘You’re Just A Burden. Stay Away,’ My Brother Texted On New Year’s Eve. I’d Spent Months Covering His Debts While He Partied. That Night, He Toasted To ‘Freedom From Leeches.’ I Stayed Quiet — Until The Next Morning, When His Car Was Gone And A Tow Notice Sat Where It Used To Be. For years, I covered my younger brother’s debts, cleaned up his messes, and believed that family meant always sacrificing. But everything changed on New Year’s Eve when he toasted to his "freedom from leeches" — after I had just saved him from losing everything again. I stayed quiet that night... but the next morning, he found out exactly what freedom really looked like. This is the story of how I finally stopped being his safety net — and watched as he faced the real world for the first time. A story about betrayal, painful lessons, and learning that sometimes, the best way to love yourself... is to let go. If you’ve ever been the "responsible one" carrying everyone else's weight, you’ll feel this one deep.