I feel weird about dropping my foreign pen-pal-but not weird enough to want to change anything. Am I too cruel? [more inside]
posted by naplesyellow on Nov 11, 2009 - 11 answers

My brother attempted suicide. Now he's in the hospital. [more inside]
posted by Abbril on Oct 20, 2009 - 22 answers

My parents are divorced; my father has custody of my younger brother, but is leaving the country for a few years for work. He wants me to live with and take care of my 16 year old brother until he graduates from HS. I love my brother, but I have some objections and I’m not sure how to handle this. (long explanation inside!) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 15, 2009 - 60 answers

I'm going to sing a song for my sister at her wedding, but can't find any good songs about sisters from brothers; most are from sister to sister. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by KantGoOn on Sep 27, 2009 - 18 answers

HELP ME get off of google I am addicted to google services: from gmail to igoogle, from google bookmarks to google reader to documents i am increasingly of the opinion that big brother is upon us and he has googly eyes i like the ease of use, and I am not terribly sophisticated at computer use, but can someone suggest step by step ways to rid myself of google?
posted by dougiedd on Jul 12, 2009 - 15 answers

Is it worth trying to get a 3 year old Brother HL-5250 printer fixed? I broke it when trying to install a Rosewill toner cartridge. [more inside]
posted by plague on Jul 1, 2009 - 2 answers

I installed software that came with a Brother MFC-9840CDW all-in-one and now my dell computer is having multiple problems at startup. The application itself failed to start citing missing registry data. Then, on restarting I get "Services.exe - Application Error" and clicking either OK or cancel causes an automatic shutdown timer to start. [more inside]
posted by N2O1138 on Jun 23, 2009 - 1 answer

Longshot filter: Sometime in the mid-90s, Big Brother magazine ran a photo of a male skateboarder sitting on a bench or concrete wall, skateboard in hand, and a female next to him, kissing him on his cheek. Is this photo online? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on May 23, 2009 - 3 answers

Can I help my 19yr old brother with little hope for his future? [more inside]
posted by T.D. Strange on Apr 20, 2009 - 43 answers

Please help me figure out how to deal with being close to a musical genius brother whose inability to get laid has led to outbursts that are traumatizing my parents and me. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 1, 2009 - 21 answers

I'm looking for suggestions to bond with my 15 year old brother. A good example would be teaching him to drive since he's going to be taking driver's Ed soon. If you have fun things you remember doing with an older brother, please pass them along. [more inside]
posted by mtphoto on Mar 1, 2009 - 16 answers

What to get 19-yr old brother for birthday? [more inside]
posted by KateHasQuestions on Oct 28, 2008 - 18 answers

What should I do about a sibling that does not want to be in my wedding? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 13, 2008 - 36 answers

Need help getting Brother MFC-5460CN scanner to work with Ubuntu Hardy 64AMD. Oh, and I'm really tech challenged, so a step-by-step would help. [more inside]
posted by macadamiaranch on Sep 24, 2008 - 8 answers

It occured to me the other day that one result of China's one-child policy is that most people since 1979 have probably grown up without brothers, sisters or cousins and more recently without aunts or uncles. Is that accurate? Have other social roles become more prominent in order to fill these gaps? [more inside]
posted by Jeff Howard on Jun 4, 2008 - 11 answers

Should I buy a stand-alone labeler (with built-in keyboard) or a labeler that attaches to my Macintosh? Recommendations for specific models would be great. [more inside]
posted by alms on Mar 29, 2008 - 12 answers

Domestic violence filter : Please help me to cope with my abusive und violent brother. My twin brother gains satisfaction from ruining my life. What shall I do? (lengthy explanation) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 30, 2007 - 38 answers

can I, should I ressuscitate my dead printer ? [more inside]
posted by Baud on Dec 26, 2007 - 8 answers

Printer connected via ethernet keeps disappearing from the network. How can I tell if it's a problem with the network, or a problem with the printer? [more inside]
posted by harkin banks on Dec 7, 2007 - 11 answers

I want to have a closer relationship with my brother. [more inside]
posted by generic230 on Mar 26, 2007 - 12 answers

My 17-year-old younger brother is visiting me and my fiancée in Boston for the weekend. What are some fun things we can do together that he'll enjoy? [more inside]
posted by josh on Mar 2, 2007 - 18 answers

My brother (with whom I share an apartment) and his girlfriend are having extremely loud sex, and they can't seem to quiet themselves down. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 21, 2007 - 74 answers

what present can i get my distant brother for his 40th birthday? [more inside]
posted by progosk on Nov 20, 2006 - 3 answers

Mac OS X: Is there any way to paste text when a program disables the edit menu? With Quicksilver, maybe? [more inside]
posted by sdis on Jun 5, 2006 - 19 answers

I'm a sysadmin, and I've been asked to check the browsing habits of a particular employee. We don't use a proxy, but all traffic is routed through a PIX firewall. What's the best way/software to do this? [more inside]
posted by stovenator on Dec 8, 2005 - 21 answers

Help me help my younger brother… he is dropping out of college at twenty years of age (I’m 25). He is also non-communicative. Is this a warning sign or even an indicator of a potentially dangerous or otherwise significant event in his life? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 16, 2005 - 20 answers

Help me find my brother a birthday gift! [more inside]
posted by fabesfaves on Aug 11, 2005 - 10 answers

Ever been screwed out of a rebate? Office Max/Brother owes me $50. Is this common? Any recourse? [more inside]
posted by Mack Twain on Jul 20, 2005 - 12 answers

What is it with the British and big brother? I've seen countless pieces of British that have to do with Big Brother. It really seems like a very British theme. TV shows like the Prisoner, comic books like Braintax's Futureghost, books like 1984 (british right?) all seem to hold to this. Am I right in thinking that it is a predominately a British theme? If it is, why? Also what good/popular British media deal with this subject? [more inside]
posted by Napierzaza on Feb 22, 2005 - 10 answers

GenealogyTilYourEyesGlazeOverFilter: Trying to figure out (and this page just confuses me more) the whole "second cousin" and the whole "cousin x removed" thing. (more family relationships inside) [more inside]
posted by WolfDaddy on Oct 30, 2004 - 12 answers

I'm trying to remember a tv movie that was featured on ABC's Weekend Special with O.G. Readmore. The problem is I only vaguely remember certain parts of the movie. The few things I DO remember is that there were a couple kids stranded on an island (possibly brother and sister) and that the brother had to protect his sister from a tiger that entered their camp. Does this ring a bell for anyone?
posted by JFunk2800 on Oct 5, 2004 - 2 answers

It's my brother's birthday, I haven't gotten anything, and he lives 1000 miles away. Any ideas?
posted by davebug on Sep 30, 2004 - 8 answers

Help save my brother's life. [more inside] [more inside]
posted by Coffeemate on Jul 29, 2004 - 0 answers