My brother's drug and alcohol struggles obscure his resilience and generosity: he looks out for others who, like him, scrape by and are barely hanging on.
What is the difference, if any, between being proud of somebody and admiring him or her? Do we have a right to be proud of anybody, or should it be confined to our children, or to just our relatives? Is it appropriate and sensible to be proud of our friends? Does pride always have an element of selfishness in it? These are questions with which I have grappled.
One thing that is for sure is that your sincere pride in Phil made a difference for him. That is apparently what he has wanted, probably more than anything. I'm sure on a deeper level, he wants people to love him. So it seems like a good thing.
Hard not to understand how you can feel pride in Phil, seeing how much you look alike. Once he got his dentures, I could not have told you apart. Identification is easy when there is such physical resemblance.
I loved your application of "good cop, bad cop" to the successful dentist appointment procurement. Working as a team, as brothers should.
What is the difference, if any, between being proud of somebody and admiring him or her? Do we have a right to be proud of anybody, or should it be confined to our children, or to just our relatives? Is it appropriate and sensible to be proud of our friends? Does pride always have an element of selfishness in it? These are questions with which I have grappled.
One thing that is for sure is that your sincere pride in Phil made a difference for him. That is apparently what he has wanted, probably more than anything. I'm sure on a deeper level, he wants people to love him. So it seems like a good thing.
Hard not to understand how you can feel pride in Phil, seeing how much you look alike. Once he got his dentures, I could not have told you apart. Identification is easy when there is such physical resemblance.
I loved your application of "good cop, bad cop" to the successful dentist appointment procurement. Working as a team, as brothers should.
What happened to the dentures he had in the 2018 photo? They look good to me.