Comparison In A Family: How I Broke My Elder Brother's Nose - A Nairalander

Recently I got into a fight with my elder brother..nd I broke his nose..it was a very bad thing for me ..but its jst d end product of wat my dad has been planting inside of meIt all started THUSMy dad is a master comparer ..wen we wer younger ...he wuld compare us (me nd my brothers) to anyone he deems fit even if dat someone is worst Dan us...comparisons like*--.why are we not leading d youth choir in our church like d pastor's son*--why can't i take d first position in my class like Camoru Omo Iya alata *-- why cant I win d scholarship like lagbaja even if my school is not offering any I could remember last two years..a relative came visiting..dis guy recently came back from Obodo oyibo..nd he was forming all single nd holy..here comes my dad again..comparing us to him..saying d guy has gone to a foreign land nd he was successful all because he was holy nd he abstained from women..nd all we do here is think and gist about women(we are 6 boys)..we didn't take it lightly wit him..but we let it slide..only to get invited to a party by dis holy obodo oyibo guy..nd we met him rocking d biggest ukwu we've ever seen..Chai!!..God punish devilBack to my main reason for writing dis..My dad ridiculed me so much with my brothers success.. he wuld use every opportunity to compare me nd himmy brother is a graduate nd works for a big tech company.. while i'm still a 300level studentThe comparison got so bad I started hating my brother..not because he's already successful Dan me...but my dad rubs it on my face always..like I should jst graduate sharp sharp nd start workinglong story short.... we fought nd I broke his noseNOW MY QUESTION ISI know my dad wants to motivate us with d comparisons But is it ideal to motivate someone( brother.. friend..anyone) by comparing him to another person..nd if ur a victim like me..talk ur story
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