Honestly good point, why didn't the mom start working instead of pushing it all onto her young son. This ain't the 1950s. Now if she was working and they still needed more income, I can kinda understand wanting to ask for help. She's making her older son bring in the income and her younger son is doing the cooking, homegirl ain't LEAST get a part time job. You got the time and extra help from your sons. Also why did home boy have to be all weird about the letter, at this point he's just a kid who simply loves his brother, and to say he only helped him cuz mom told him too. You should stand up for your lil brother cuz you care about them. This family was fucked from the beginning.