A peace offering for my brother

I just purchased my brother a new gas furnace, & I even paid the Heating & Air Conditioning specialist that he usually hires to have the gas furnace installed.

Honestly, I don’t expect to hear so much as a thank you from my brother, but I’m sure he knows that I am the one who had this furnace installed in his home, despite the fact that he and I have not spoken in years.

My brother and I used to be like best friends, but we had a falling out when we were in college. He and I did everything together, but he started getting involved with some dangerous situations. He was experimenting with different drugs and was not acting like himself. I gave him a dozen chances, but after a while, I had to cut out his toxicity in my life. Apparently, he has changed, & he has been trying to reach out to my family and I to ask forgiveness, however I haven’t had the heart to talk to him. However, when I found out that my brother’s gas furnace broke, I decided to do something. While my brother & I haven’t talked and I still have a lot of anger towards him, I can see that he has changed and is actually clean for good this time. I know I will talk to him and support him when I am ready, but that’s not always easy for me to express in words. Instead, I expressed it in action because I cannot just leave him without a gas furnace. With the help of a local heating and cooling specialist, I paid for a new gas furnace to be installed. Originally, it was supposed to be a surprise, but the Heating & Air Conditioning specialist mentioned my name. I really am not sure if my brother and I will ever get back to our former relationship, but I am glad I was able to get this furnace for him and show that I do still care.

 

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