Milkweed & Monarchs

EP74 - The Struggle Was Real

31 min · 18 apr 2026
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Some people enter our lives as teachers. Others as companions. And then there are the ones — like my brother — who arrive as walking, talking tests of patience. Growing up with him was… a lot. He could push every button I had, sometimes just by breathing in my direction. I spent years thinking he was simply determined to make my life harder. But as I got older, I began to see the currents underneath his behavior — the expectations placed on him, the pressure he carried, and the unspoken rules of our household that shaped us both in ways we didn’t understand at the time. This episode is about that journey: the exasperation, the unraveling, and the unexpected compassion that comes when you finally understand the “why” behind someone’s chaos.

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EP74 - The Struggle Was Real

Some people enter our lives as teachers. Others as companions. And then there are the ones — like my brother — who arrive as walking, talking tests of patience. Growing up with him was… a lot. He could push every button I had, sometimes just by breathing in my direction. I spent years thinking he was simply determined to make my life harder. But as I got older, I began to see the currents underneath his behavior — the expectations placed on him, the pressure he carried, and the unspoken rules of our household that shaped us both in ways we didn’t understand at the time. This episode is about that journey: the exasperation, the unraveling, and the unexpected compassion that comes when you finally understand the “why” behind someone’s chaos.

18 apr 202631 min