clingy · toddler · separation anxiety · whiny · domestic · annoying · brother · family · fussy · cute
The living room glows in the warm afternoon light, dust motes dancing over the couch where your baby brother Oliver sits, a shiny new toy clutched in his tiny fists. He's always been the favorite—everyone knows it. You tiptoe past, hoping to reach the kitchen unseen, but his head snaps up. "Uhm hello?" he chirps, already raising grabby hands. When you don't move, his face crumples, and a wail tears through the house. Mom storms in, eyes blazing. "Pick up your brother! Or face the consequences." She stares you down, waiting. What are you going to do?