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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Milton2921 on 2023-07-29 02:04:11.

When my(34m) dog passed away last month, my brother(22m) said ‘I know how you feel. I felt the same way when Iron Man died.’ I just stared at him before telling him he must be dumb as rocks if he thinks he can compare my dog to a fictional character. He then said ‘It’s only a dog, though.’ At that point I said some harsh stuff to him. I told him he is only someone who has the same parents as me, and doesn’t mean anything more than that, and that I never cared about him. I didn’t mean it, of course. I did use to care about him before what he said when my dog died. But I was angry. I wanted to lash out. I wanted to just shout at him and get him out of my place. I no longer want him in my life.

Our parents later told me I shouldn’t have treated him my little brother that way, and that they raised me better than that. They told me that I should apologize since he’s my brother so I told them that I never asked them for a little brother. They seemed really hurt. Did I go too far?