Long read....needed to get it out!
Edit/addition.. talking to my brother, there's a lot more issues, mostly a lot of small things, but apparently there was an issue while they were at the mall yesterday and my brother blew up and then shut down due to all the stress he's been under at work(understandable we work together i know what he's going through and I try to help as much as I can from my position but there's only so much I can do). They're both stressed out about the kids returning from Florida next week as well, teenagers aren't easy to deal with .. especially the 16f.. like I said in a few of my comments, I'm not mad or resentful in any way and I will do anything I can to help them through this, if that means taking my niece and nephew for a weekend here and there so they can have some alone time than that's what I'll do. I'll always love my brother and I care for my brother in law deeply, he's a really good guy. They're just dealing with a lot.
Yesterday I overheard my brother in law arguing with my brother, he must have thought I was still in my room....or he just didn't care if I heard(not sure)
He was complaining to my brother about me not paying rent and a few other things, always being the one mowing the lawn and something else I couldn't hear.
I stood there frozen at the top of the stairs, him and I have always had a good relationship and were able to talk about anything and everything....I don't know why he couldn't talk to me about things that were bothering him this time.
A little backstory, I loved out of state to work with my brother last may 2025, the plan was to stay with them for a while. I'll admit a while turned into more than a year, but everything was going good or so I thought. I helped with bills when my brother asked, I put food in the house, helped with my brother in laws teenage kids when needed/asked. We all spent a lot of time together outside of the house, going to events and on day trips...where I'd pay for a lot. I did that because I wasn't paying rent so I helped out in other areas.
Back to yesterday...he was saying to my brother that he was just going to quit his job and live here for free and not pay rent. Mind you I do have a job and it's quite well paying, I don't pay rent because my brother never asked me to, and he's not afraid to ask for money towards things...
We were all supposed to go see Odyssey yesterday that fell through, they both left in Separate vehicles...I stayed in my room. My brother texted me later on saying he was home and he would be staying in his room after their fight...I said I heard it and that's I was sorry I was the cause.
He replied yeah...stress levels are super high, need to figure out short term solution...I hit him back with already done. I have two walkthroughs for apartments Tomorrow (today).
While I've definitely stayed longer than we planned, my BIL has said many times, that I could stay as long as I wanted, that it was nice having someone else to help with the kids.. especially when they became too much and he needed a break. We were just joking on Friday about a big party he's planning for all the summer birthdays for our friend group and the game he's setting up...
So I don't know what happened in the span of 24 hours but regardless... I'm moving out, hopefully by the end of the week so that way I can salvage our friendship. I'm not mad at him and have no resentment or anything, I just wish he would have talked to me... we're both adults, we're both the same age actually.