Me (21F) and my brother (16M) don't always get along, but as of late its been getting worse and worse. It started with small comments where he'd make small jabs at me that I'd shrug off, mostly because they were usually harmless and didn't bother me much. Little brother stuff, I figured.

But as of late, he's started saying things that were downright hurtful, for no reason. I'd understand if it was just a joke that you'd make towards your siblings, but he does not sound like he's joking when he makes them. It evolved from the small jabs such as when I would neglect or forget to complete chores (not solely, just an example) around the house, to calling me stupid and dumb, lazy and "ancient" along with a few other names. I would also like to clarify that I personally don't think I'm lazy, I have 2 jobs, one of which I would consider manual labor and I help our mother with the bills and utilities.

Regardless, the argument was over something that was ,in hindsight, minor. My brother had let the dogs out into the yard, and he hadn't let them back in and they were scratching at the door, he was sitting on the couch on his phone. At the time, I'd walked in to grab the food to feed our cat, and asked if my brother could let the dogs in. He suddenly seemed irritated and told me I should let them in, I also got irritated and said no because I was feeding my cat and I walked away, which caused him to call me lazy and ancient. I'm still not sure why he called me ancient (I cant quite remember, sorry), I was upset.

30 minutes later, I kicked him off my accounts. I feel bad now because my reaction felt petty and misplaced. But the name calling and strange behavior from him has been going on for months. My mother has also commented on it, and he still will slip up occasionally. I've tried to talk to him one on one about how his behavior is hurtful and I don't like being called names a few days prior, but it didn't really feel like he was listening and I felt brushed off and ignored.

Now he's angry with me and refuses to talk to me. I'm not sure if I overreacted and am just being sensitive or if I should stand by my decision.

So aitah????