It is the reverse with my half brother and myself. He's the one she doesn't want to put anything on, excuses like, he has kids (so do I) he has a job (so do I) he has a life (so do I). She raised him (didn't raise me) and I don't think she wants him to know the truth. I was always resentful of him but as time goes on that is mellowing, I still don't want a relationship with him but only because our realities are so different I don't think he could ever fully grasp how different my life was from his.