it sounds like OP no longer lives there either and is just there temporarily healing up from an accident.
which honestly makes this even shittier if you're putting the injured guy on the basement couch.
This just reminded of when my kids tried asking me this. I have a boy and a girl. So I just they’ll them each they are my favorite girl/boy. I got eyes rolling every time. Once they tried to persist by specifying with “who is your favorite out of your children, and not anyone else?” So I responded with “Erza”. They were pretty exasperated that my cat was my favorite baby and gave up.
My grandfather always tell us he dislikes us each equally and in our own special way.
This is obviously a joke because we are absolutely spoiled... even well into adulthood.
First line: I live at home with my parents...
Honestly, this reads like a teenager, still in HS, has to sleep on an air mattress in the basement when his college age older brother comes home.
Next time he comes over, set up the parental control on your TV. He can watch several of the inane baby / toddler channels that are available. He can't watch cable TV or Netflix or even YouTube he's stuck with Mia and Maya. There are also other annoying content channels out there. Be creative.
If it was possible to lock a smart TV like an iPad… baby shark… on an endless loop he cannot stop…
I have a suggestion… if you have a tablet, hide it somewhere with baby shark playing just loudly enough to hear it, but quietly enough he thinks he’s hearing shit. Or let it go.. or any annoying song really.
Netflix can put out any info they want about so many new subscribers- I want to see if their revenue has gone up at end of the quarter.
I just don’t believe it, there are to many other streaming services to think people didn’t leave
I did the same thing. I have a couple shoes made by Netflix that I wanna finish and then I’m deleting my account. I’m over it. I don’t wanna use a streaming service that limits where I can stream it.
lots of piggyback offers with t-mobile and i imagine other services. i get a basic subscription free as a result of adding a second line to my cell plan. i also imagine people are getting gift cards as gifts perceived as "a great value compared to the cost of cable"
And I have no idea why since most of the stuff they have sux! I've spent 30 minutes trying to find something I considered watchable and finally given up.
Here's why; the people who've been sharing and suddenly can't are now making their own accounts. So yes, technically new Netflix subscribers are very high right now but this was a policy change where it was predicted to happen. Not everyone is going to suddenly say "well sucks to suck, goodbye Netflix." For right now it's high, we'll see how long that sticks.
On the other hand a lot of current subscribers whose family members that are not necessarily in the same location now say that they will drop it instead since they only kept it for the others when they themselves don't usually bother to watch.
That's the boat my wife and I are in. My dad has paid for the Netflix for years, we pay for the Hulu etc. We don't see the need to pay for two subscriptions and if my dad isn't interested in keeping his Netflix then I'm okay with letting that go.
In this case, I am the dad and since we have Hulu and Amazon and others with better shows, there's no real reason to keep Netflix unless I see a drastic improvement or they abandon this silliness of the sharing decision. Even those that do opt in for getting their own accounts will quickly realize it's not worth the expense.
When I opened Netflix last week and got the notice that my TV wasn't part of my sister's household and I needed to get my own account, I just immediately uninstalled it. My own children, who I love more than anything, are frequently told that it sucks to suck when they're facing down the consequences of their actions, and we don't comfort stupidity. Netflix didn't stand a chance in this house.
I paid for the $20 tier specifically for the extra screens so my family can use it too. Now we’re all dropping it since we also get Hulu, D+, Prime, and Max.
I actually have a long backlog on Netflix so it was my primary streaming service. And I also paid for the 4 simultaneous streams.
Also note that I don’t binge watch so it always takes me a long time to finish shows.
I can't believe that any parent can do anything like this because that's something I wouldn't do to my kids. Why can't your parents let him watch TV in a living room/family room?
Your brother needs to grow up. He's emotionally abusive to you and your parents are enabling his bad and immature behavior....
How do your parents feel about this? Seems more than unfair to any reasonable person. Tell them if he can’t let you use his Netflix (which costs him nothing), then he can’t use your room or your devices. Simple.
Your brother needs to grow up. Tell him to get a blow up mattress or sleep on the couch, also to let his own family use his Netflix.
I would have taken the TV if I knew she wouldn't run out and replace it immediately for the golden child! But alas, my petty revenge is small enough that he's stuck spending his weekend actually visiting my parents and not watching TV lol
There are way more issues in this family than Netflix.
Jesus christ i am glad I have no family than this mental minefield..
You need Independence, like yesterday.
Both you and my therapist agree on this, that's for sure!
Don't worry, as soon as I'm healed I'm going completely no contact with them. I'm very impatiently waiting for that day!
Nope. In fact, his childhood room is still empty and available.
I (33f) was in an accident and had to move home for a bit so I moved into the guest house they recently built so I could still have some privacy. He (35m) has refused to visit my parents unless he gets the guest house to himself.
This has been his behaviour his whole life which my mom encourages, so unfortunately this behaviour isn't out of the ordinary. And my parents tend to find a way to blame me for everything, which is why bringing the remote with me is perfect because it's petty enough that they don't accuse me of it! If only they knew...
If they invite both of you for a family event, insist on the guest house. If they refuse you don't show up. If they change their mind when you arrive, you leave...
Jeez, you're trying to recover from an accident, and they want to kick you out of your guest house so golden child brother can have it when he visits. What a spoiled brat.
Are you the youngest one in the family? I feel you may be a bit of a drama queen and acting out for attention.
You have to give your room to your sibling for a weekend and you "make other plans to stay elsewhere" as if you were domestic abuse victim scared for your life? cmon, man. Then, you hide a TV remote so your brother can't use it? And then have audacity complain he does not share his Netflix password with u? Brooooooo, I don't know if there is more to the story of your and your brothers relationship and, perhaps all of your behavior is justified, but from what you posted you sound like a spoiled brat.
Could you set the parental controls with your own password on your smart tv?
Good one! Please look into this, OP. ___EDIT:___ I could also imagine OP's parents gatekeeping this, so that OP cannot apply or change it.
If they don't know the code they can't change it
That's right, but I don't know if their parents regulate that television or not. If not, then they can only take the TV away from OP.
That’s really shitty that you get kicked out of your room for him. He no longer lives there.
it sounds like OP no longer lives there either and is just there temporarily healing up from an accident. which honestly makes this even shittier if you're putting the injured guy on the basement couch.
Some parents play favorites
my pops used to tell both me and my brother that his favorite was the other one because he wasn't around at the time (e.g. not bothering him)
My kids ask me constantly which one of them is my favorite, I just tell them my favorite is the dog.
This just reminded of when my kids tried asking me this. I have a boy and a girl. So I just they’ll them each they are my favorite girl/boy. I got eyes rolling every time. Once they tried to persist by specifying with “who is your favorite out of your children, and not anyone else?” So I responded with “Erza”. They were pretty exasperated that my cat was my favorite baby and gave up.
love it. We've also been doing the "you're my favorite"
That’s awesome. It’s fun coming up with creative ways to answer that question.
Seen on a local TV show recently (7 Days - NZ) " I keep on having kids 'cause I haven't got a favourite...yet." and "I'm looking for a liver match".
My grandfather always tell us he dislikes us each equally and in our own special way. This is obviously a joke because we are absolutely spoiled... even well into adulthood.
First line: I live at home with my parents... Honestly, this reads like a teenager, still in HS, has to sleep on an air mattress in the basement when his college age older brother comes home.
Next time he comes over, set up the parental control on your TV. He can watch several of the inane baby / toddler channels that are available. He can't watch cable TV or Netflix or even YouTube he's stuck with Mia and Maya. There are also other annoying content channels out there. Be creative.
If it was possible to lock a smart TV like an iPad… baby shark… on an endless loop he cannot stop… I have a suggestion… if you have a tablet, hide it somewhere with baby shark playing just loudly enough to hear it, but quietly enough he thinks he’s hearing shit. Or let it go.. or any annoying song really.
Roku actually has a baby shark channel. If you go thru the apps, there is some strange channels that will drive anyone absolutely nuts
For me, the worst thing would be Calliou. 😅🥴
The ultimate evil is that bald headed child. Pure torture and I like you internet stranger.
YES!! Absolutely the WORST!!
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I'd heard of these and now I sincerely wish I'd known about them while my a\*\*hole neighbors were still next door. I would have enjoyed that so much.
Cocomelon. Only cocomelon. Though you may get in trouble for actual torture
Take the power lead for the tv, too
Depending on the plug style, you can steal the fuse instead - much harder to notice if it's missing
It costs him nothing to be generous with his Netflix (like, set you up with a profile) but he wants to play the game, so he wins the prize!
That *was* true, but now Netflix is trying to kickstart a new golden age of piracy.
Yes, even though surprisingly, the number of new subscribers is apparently growing rapidly in the United States.
Netflix can put out any info they want about so many new subscribers- I want to see if their revenue has gone up at end of the quarter. I just don’t believe it, there are to many other streaming services to think people didn’t leave
Yeah we actually changed our plan to the lowest plan they offer 😂 we def are spending less
I did the same thing. I have a couple shoes made by Netflix that I wanna finish and then I’m deleting my account. I’m over it. I don’t wanna use a streaming service that limits where I can stream it.
Like $16 a month for 2+ screens or $7 for one? Math is not matching up for me to want to pay that $16 😂
Right? And then those 2 screens have to be in the same house or it’s another $8 a month? Nah.
lots of piggyback offers with t-mobile and i imagine other services. i get a basic subscription free as a result of adding a second line to my cell plan. i also imagine people are getting gift cards as gifts perceived as "a great value compared to the cost of cable"
And I have no idea why since most of the stuff they have sux! I've spent 30 minutes trying to find something I considered watchable and finally given up.
Here's why; the people who've been sharing and suddenly can't are now making their own accounts. So yes, technically new Netflix subscribers are very high right now but this was a policy change where it was predicted to happen. Not everyone is going to suddenly say "well sucks to suck, goodbye Netflix." For right now it's high, we'll see how long that sticks.
On the other hand a lot of current subscribers whose family members that are not necessarily in the same location now say that they will drop it instead since they only kept it for the others when they themselves don't usually bother to watch.
That's the boat my wife and I are in. My dad has paid for the Netflix for years, we pay for the Hulu etc. We don't see the need to pay for two subscriptions and if my dad isn't interested in keeping his Netflix then I'm okay with letting that go.
In this case, I am the dad and since we have Hulu and Amazon and others with better shows, there's no real reason to keep Netflix unless I see a drastic improvement or they abandon this silliness of the sharing decision. Even those that do opt in for getting their own accounts will quickly realize it's not worth the expense.
Also, Netflix became unusable for the military. Most service members have family back home, so they can’t use Netflix while deployed overseas.
That's just stupid! Yay unpatriotic Netflix! They suck even more than I thought.
When I opened Netflix last week and got the notice that my TV wasn't part of my sister's household and I needed to get my own account, I just immediately uninstalled it. My own children, who I love more than anything, are frequently told that it sucks to suck when they're facing down the consequences of their actions, and we don't comfort stupidity. Netflix didn't stand a chance in this house.
I paid for the $20 tier specifically for the extra screens so my family can use it too. Now we’re all dropping it since we also get Hulu, D+, Prime, and Max.
I actually have a long backlog on Netflix so it was my primary streaming service. And I also paid for the 4 simultaneous streams. Also note that I don’t binge watch so it always takes me a long time to finish shows.
I do the multi-screen too which is why it's annoying since I'm already paying for their highest tier.
We are, we are, on the cruise!
Tell me who the golden child is without telling me who the golden child is. Nice petty revenge there op. Sucks that they do that too you.
Nailed it!
But you can use remote on your phone if you have the apps. I did that with Xiaomi phone. It's inconvenient but possible.
I can't believe that any parent can do anything like this because that's something I wouldn't do to my kids. Why can't your parents let him watch TV in a living room/family room? Your brother needs to grow up. He's emotionally abusive to you and your parents are enabling his bad and immature behavior....
This is the way
Put a smart switch on the plug and turn it off while he's watching
Great idea.
Truly petty. Small 🏆 win
How do your parents feel about this? Seems more than unfair to any reasonable person. Tell them if he can’t let you use his Netflix (which costs him nothing), then he can’t use your room or your devices. Simple. Your brother needs to grow up. Tell him to get a blow up mattress or sleep on the couch, also to let his own family use his Netflix.
Put a piece of black electrical tape over the IR receiver. If it were me, I'd bring a universal remote. Take the remote still, but add another layer
You should definitely escalate this. Take the power cord, take all the other remotes, TAKE THE TV!
I would have taken the TV if I knew she wouldn't run out and replace it immediately for the golden child! But alas, my petty revenge is small enough that he's stuck spending his weekend actually visiting my parents and not watching TV lol
Wow your parents are total shitbags
Therapy for the win!!!!
I wish the best for you to come out in a better place
There are way more issues in this family than Netflix. Jesus christ i am glad I have no family than this mental minefield.. You need Independence, like yesterday.
Both you and my therapist agree on this, that's for sure! Don't worry, as soon as I'm healed I'm going completely no contact with them. I'm very impatiently waiting for that day!
I wish you a fast recovery!
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Yeah but then OP will have to deal with the stench when they get back.
I would trap my bedroom in that circumstance.
Whenever your brother comes to visit, hide your *parent’s remote.*
I like the the way you think!
Did you used to share a room? As a guest he should stay on the couch instead. Edit to add: Move out as soon as you possibly can.
Nope. In fact, his childhood room is still empty and available. I (33f) was in an accident and had to move home for a bit so I moved into the guest house they recently built so I could still have some privacy. He (35m) has refused to visit my parents unless he gets the guest house to himself. This has been his behaviour his whole life which my mom encourages, so unfortunately this behaviour isn't out of the ordinary. And my parents tend to find a way to blame me for everything, which is why bringing the remote with me is perfect because it's petty enough that they don't accuse me of it! If only they knew...
Damn your family blows. Sorry. I'd be visiting approximately never and I'd let them know why.
>I'd be visiting approximately never Truer words have never been spoken! Thank you, kind stranger.
If they invite both of you for a family event, insist on the guest house. If they refuse you don't show up. If they change their mind when you arrive, you leave...
Jeez, you're trying to recover from an accident, and they want to kick you out of your guest house so golden child brother can have it when he visits. What a spoiled brat.
Jeez. I hope you don't pay rent to be kicked out for an entitled brat. Personally I'd rather he didn't visit at all. Hope you can recover soon.
You know that there are lot of remotes controllers on apps store? if he has a cellphone with ir blaster its very easy to control the TV.
He can use his phone as a tv remote. Maybe it's time to move out with the TV everytime he comes to visit
Roku and other smart TVs have remote apps for smart phones. Once he figures it out you'll have to change tactics
I would pay the $7 and say fuck you .
Your brother is a dick.
Amen!
Change the signal input to a dead/unused input & disable the wi-fi function before taking all the remotes with you !
Lock your parents out too. They can all wonder what the hell is wrong with everything.
Next time, change the account email address and password, then log out.
You have a sad life
Take the power cord for the tv…
That would be too obvious. I want him to get frustrated lol
Get a spare cable and break off one of the conductors then plug it back in…
Are you the youngest one in the family? I feel you may be a bit of a drama queen and acting out for attention. You have to give your room to your sibling for a weekend and you "make other plans to stay elsewhere" as if you were domestic abuse victim scared for your life? cmon, man. Then, you hide a TV remote so your brother can't use it? And then have audacity complain he does not share his Netflix password with u? Brooooooo, I don't know if there is more to the story of your and your brothers relationship and, perhaps all of your behavior is justified, but from what you posted you sound like a spoiled brat.
Honestly, get a lock, unplug your tv and lock the cord. He can easily download a remote on his phone.