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I Always Hated My Brother—Until I Found His Essay

Turns Out I Knew Him My Whole Life, But He Was Still A Complete Stranger

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Tony V.
Feb 02, 2025
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My brother was always different—but none of us understood why.

He sucked his finger well into his teens.

He sang terrible falsetto opera to annoy me.

And he treated me like dirt.

The finger-sucking habit seems incredulous when I look back and think about it.

He never explained why he liked to do it. But he wanted to do it. And nobody could make him stop. You…

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