My Childish Brother

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My big brother, my only sibling at that, is so childish. Even though he is ten years older than me and is a 38 year old man with a wife and two kids, he acts like he is still 18 years old. Sleeked back hair using mousse, leather jackets, too much cologne, tattoos, ear piercings, ripped skinny jeans, working on beat up cars in his garage shirtless in the middle of winter, and then there's his extremely loud and dangerous motorcycle to top it all off. I wish he would grow up and be more considerate of his safety and how he presents himself to the world. He goes around acting like he is some edgy 18 year old guy with the way he dresses, his countless tattoos and piercings, the way he drawls instead of talking properly. He is always so loud and boisterous in all his actions. He rides his loud motorcycle around and the entire neighborhood can hear him when he comes and goes. He is supposed to stop riding his motorcycle so recklessly now that he is a married father of two young kids, but he remains childish. I pointed out his behavior numerous times within the family, but nothing changes. If anything, I get ridiculed for being negative and judgmental when all I'm trying to do is keep my older brother safe so he can stay alive for his wife and kids. If my sister-in-law, niece, and nephew lose their husband and father, what happens to them? They love him so much. They are such a solid, loving family despite all my brother's misgivings so all I'm trying to do is gently guide him in the right direction with soft advice and try to make him a more responsible father despite the fact that he is a grown adult who should know better. I have my own misgivings myself. When it comes to other people, I give up easily. After facing so much ridicule for my opinions regarding my brother, I have decided to officially step back and observe from a distance because at the end of the day, my brother's life is my brother's life. It's really none of my business. This is a bit of a rant I decided to post because I can't focus on anything because of his loud motorcycle revving up and down the street because he is so forgetful and probably forgot to bring something home which he needs to go back to wherever he went an hour ago from. Please become more mature, big brother. Please. Just my wishful thinking, but hey, at least I tried.