Argh I'm sick of my brother caring more about his "daughter" than me! She's not his blood daughter,…

So she is his step daughter? I don't actually see what's wrong with him putting her first?

Only when she chooses to be @zaralee71 whats so wrong is something thats happened last night. She's known for never telling the full story with things, I point that out to my brother and I'm in the wrong for it

People have 'rose tinted glasses' when it comes to their children/step children. I didn't particularly get on with my step dad when I was growing up and constantly told him he wasn't my dad but he still put me first and treated me like a dad should. How old is this girl?

I'm not being funny but the man I call dad is not my blood relation and I am not legally adopted... does this mean he should care less about me!? There are plenty of men out there that have taken on children and feel the same way about them as if they were there own. I'm not meaning to sound nasty but what your saying sounds incredibly childish and bratty. I don't know your current situation and I don't mean to upset you but that really is how it sounds.

She's a month younger than me so 15 @zaralee71 it gets to me more because he can know she's in the wrong or know I need him for something, but as soon as she says a word, even if she doesn't need him for anything, I get put to the side

@xxtxx, my point is she only ever talks to him when she wants something, like birthdays and Christmas or if she wants to go somewhere but all other options are taken. I try spending time with him and I get nothing, its always been the same. I wouldn't mind if she bothered with him any other time, but she doesn't. I'm not saying at all that just because she's only his step daughter he shouldn't be like this, I'm saying that since she only talks to him when she wants something he shouldn't be like this

sounds like typical 15 yr old girl behaviour to me if I'm honest really.

@xxtxx, I suppose you're right there for the majority since I don't do this with any of my family. I'm just sick of not being able to talk to him about things or spend time, which he's told me to do so I have started trying to.

I'm sorry but it sounds normal to me aswel, I was very much like this at that age. You would be the same with your own child. It's completely normal for him to put her first so I think you will just have to accept it

@zaralee71, it wouldn't be half as bad if he was the same with his other five kids (he also has twins and triplets to his now ex wife, her mum) but when it comes to those five he's not the same at all. It's unfair to them too, if they do something wrong they're in huge trouble. If she does something wrong nothing happens

unfortunately @katiesutheran2014 your going to have to accept that this isn't your place to pass comment of make judgement. When you have a family things and priorities change. Your not directly his responsibility but his children regardless of being step children of not are. To be honest if my little brother acted this way about wanting me to spend time with him and how I am with my children I'd be weirded out by it, it's abit creepy actually. You sound very jealous If I'm honest.

He probably doesn't feel like it is 'his place' to tell her off. If my step dad told me off at that age I would fly off the handle. You do sound very jealous and I agree with @xxtxx Brother and sisters do sometimes grow apart, that's just life.

@xxtxx, everyone is different when it comes to their family and how close they are. I don't think its wrong to want to spend even an hour with my brother, but I don't even get that. He has his kids once a week for a couple of nights, yes he works but not so much that he has no free time whatsoever. I get that you think I'm being childish, but I'm used to being able to talk to him and spend time with him even when his kids came into the equation, which I did so quite a lot. He either invitied me to do things with him/them or he would randomly come get me to spend the night or take a day trip. It's since him and their mum split up a couple years ago that I haven't been able to talk to him.

People's priorities change. you are naive to think that things would always be the same between you. He has his own life to lead.

my brothers interests don't bother me. I've got my own life he is 37