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I'm stealing my brother

Because I think he's depressed. Well, more depressed than he's letting show.

He already sees a psychiatrist and has been diagnosed with depression. Last year when he was 14 he mentally snapped I guess you could say. He ran off, just took off without telling anyone and cannot remember how or why he did it. He basically blacked out and "woke up" again on the playground of his old elementary school at 2am.

So he was hospitalized and diagnosed with severe depression and a suicidal idealization- According to my mom he's a lot better. Doing better in school and everything.

But I struggled with depression too, and I know that "better" can be faked. I was better once, and still thinking about suicide. And I see it in his eyes when I talk to him. It scares the shit out of me. My mom thinks she's screwed us all up, but I think it's in our genes. All of that can be genetic.

So legit I'm going to take him home with my every weekend and keep him in my house and just hang out with him. Watch movies, talk about crap. I don't care, i know my older sisters house felt like an escape for me. So that's what I'll be for him. (My older sister is not his sister and doesn't know him, she's my half sister)

Idk how to explain this to my mom though. I don't want her to feel like she's doing something wrong or can't understand or see what's going on in her own child.

I don't think she'll complain about me stealing him but shes gonna ask why after a few weekends. I know my mom.

I did tell her I want to spend more time with him. But after so long she's gonna be like