I’d Already Done More for My Brother’s Kids Than He Ever Did for Mine. Then I Got a Scathing Email.

Care and Feeding He had some choice words for me. Aug 02, 20268:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I was an “oops” baby, born the summer after my mom graduated and my dad was going to be a senior in high school. They got married after my dad graduated, and although life was tough, they made a go of it and had my brother, “Tyler,” when they were more financially stable. He’s 10 years younger than I am. This 10-year age difference meant that when I got married and had kids (twin girls, then a boy a year later), Ty