I Noticed My Son Stopped Wearing Underwear. It’s His Brother’s Fault.

Care and Feeding July 25, 20262:00 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by DragonImages/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband and I have two boys, “Aaron,” 8, and “Archer,” 12. Just under two weeks ago, I began to notice that Aaron’s underwear wasn’t showing up in the dirty clothes to be washed. When I asked him about it, he said that he’s stopped wearing underwear so that his brother won’t be able to give him wedgies anymore. I don’t know what to do here. For the past couple of months, one of Archer’s favorite things to do has been to sneak up behind his brother and give him a wedgie. Aaron hates it and I’ve taken away screentime from Archer, but he still will