So I have a younger brother (year and a half apart) and literally every time someone says something he has to make a wise-ass remark. This attitude of his has led to him getting fired from a lot of jobs and when my father and I try to tell him not to do that, he makes even more stupid comments and it pisses me off. For Thanksgiving, whenever I would make a joke, he would make a snide comment every time to the point that I even told my father “I hate him”. Now I don’t hate him, but strongly dislike him? Absolutely. I actually regret not beating him up like most older brothers do. I was too nice and now I’m paying the price. Also he goes out and does the same thing. I’m actually afraid someone won’t be as nice and actually does something bad to him. He has a very false sense of security.
Am I wrong for strongly disliking him and how do I deal with him?

Youngest of five children here.

Have you told him directly how you feel about his off-putting behavior, and how if he keeps this up that he might find himself in a situation where he'll upset the wrong person?

Worse, he could find himself in a situation where no one will bother helping him if he needs it?

And I wouldn't say you're wrong for it. You just can't stand the fact that he fails to see how him not taking life seriously is going to come back to bite him some day, and how he fails to see that he's upsetting the people around him. You don't hate him, but rather his behavior. Does that sound right?

>>2 I was close to telling him but then he would have made a scene like always. I also dislike him as a person because he is a wannabe guido (I’m Italian) that’s always trying to impress people (at least I think so since he goes to great lengths buy shit he can barely afford). So I guess you are right in that I dislike his behavior more than him, but he is not my crowd if I’m making any sense.
As assholeish as I’m going to sound, I think it’s best to let him learn the hard way.

As cruel as it sounds, sometimes experience is the best teacher. Once he sees where exactly his behavior lands him, then maybe he'll get an idea of how he should change his ways and learn to grow up. We all have to do it.

I think the best thing you can do right now is to let him do his own mistakes, they do say that life experience is the best teacher.
Just keep an eye out for him and be there when he needs someone, that's what big brother are there for after all.

P.S.: 1) Beating him up would not of helped. 2) And he must of learned this attitude somewhere, maybe finding the source might help you understand the way your brother acts?

I can understand your feelings, a lot of older brothers go through the same.

Never stop loving your younger brother.

He is your only friend. He will soon come to the same realization if you treat him with respect.