I am feeling detached with my 11 year old brother and mom
In January my 11-year-old brother got injured by a wild boar that accidentally came to our village one day. He didn't listen to us and went into that wild area anyway. We told him several times not to go there, but he still got very close to the boar and suffered a very severe injury where his intestines came outward. It was the most traumatizing day of my life; never in my life did I think something like this would happen .Due to God’s blessings, he is fine now, but he still needs intense day-to-day care.
I 21 F told my mom that she should go live in the city with my dad and not live in the village anymore since it's dangerous. However, she still isn't listening to me. She says it's not easy to settle in the city and leave this home and land behind. It will be very dangerous for her and my brother because they will be living alone soon. My younger brother just passed 12th grade and has to go to a good college far from home, and he has already taken admission. Since our father is away in the city, it is currently only me and my mom here who have to take intense care of my injured brother.
Because of this, I had to take a break from my final year of Bachelor and come home ,It will take at least two years for his full recovery, so I am stuck here for two years. At the peak of my career, I have been held back here and I can't even study at home at all because I have to take care of him . I tried convincing my mom so many times to at least settle in the city after one year so that I can also freely go complete my studies without any tension about leaving her and my 11-year-old brother alone, and so my younger brother can also freely study without any mental stress.
But she isn't listening.
It's been six months now, and I am starting to feel detached from my 11-year-old brother. If he had just listened to us and not gone near the wild boar, this would have never happened. Even though I am taking care of all his needs, I am not able to connect with him, and slowly, I feel the same detachment growing with my mom also. I feel like my career is finished. After one to three years, everyone else will move on, but my career will be ruined.
I am starting to feel nothing for my brother and my mom , I am stuck here , only if they settle in city so I can be free but they aren't ready for this conversation,I am starting to feel so detached from them now and because of that I think I am not a good sister or daughter.
Posted Jul 5, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC