I was just trying to do my laundry, and he of course has to walk by and make some comment about 'oh, great, I can't go to the bathroom while the fat ass who's stomach won't fit in his shirt being everywhere'

I'm sorry, that sounds like it sucks.

And we had argued already by this point so I was snippy, so I commented something along the lines of "better my stomach than my ass" because. He never pulls his pants up completely

Which made him grab a broom to threaten me with, and I tried to wrestle it away from him

Then he does what he always does when I'm in close range and put me in a choke hold trying to throw me on the ground. He's taller and bigger than even me, so that's bad and I kept pulling at his face and his hair to get him to let go

Mom heard us and got him off and went on the whole "put your hands on anyone again and I'll call the cops" spiel, which my brother went on and on yelling at her saying that this is "his house, we don't have a house, he can drag us by our shirts and kick us out whenever he wants"

Because he truly believes his own bullshit and just

At this point I might have to carry a pen or body spray or something to defend myself because

I don't know what else to do, I shouldn't have to walk with something to defend myself from someone in my home. But he's narcissistic and insane enough to go off the handle by the smallest of slights

jesus christ, your brother sounds genuinely unstable.

He is, my eye hasn't stopped twitching for several minutes

Trying to wait until that stops and respond to tags in 15 minutes

Sorry to everyone for the hold up

Research local domestic abuse organizations. Call for resources and advice. This is not okay

^

this is actively an unsafe situation for you and your mother

Being put into a choke hold and having to fight your way free is very dangerous. Even if your brother doesn't intend to harm (even though he seems like he does), he could accidentally go too far and cause serious, physical harm

you know you're allowed to call the cops, right

yeah he assaulted you. you are well within your rights to call the cops

I've been afraid to because the last time he had a cop called on him years ago, the cop did nothing and basically let him off with a warning. I can't help but think if I try to call them, nothing's come out of it.

Trying to calm down and stop feeling lightheaded rn before I get to tags

That is still a record on file, and that doesn't mean you can't look into the domestic abuse organizations. They may know who you can call for better results in the area if the cops are useless

Tags are not important here. Your safety is

agreed. tags do not matter right now, at all

I'm fine now. I'll look into domestic abuse organizations in the morning. Thanks for the advice

stay safe.

Please stay safe. You should not have to live like this

yeah like at this point he's assaulted you multiple times and he's likely also a danger to your mother