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Jeanne Phillips

Once-close sibling drifts away after nephew’s birth

DEAR ABBY: I have always been close to my oldest brother and his wife. I’m 24 years younger than they are. In some ways, I think I was like a child to them because they were never able to have children naturally or through adoption. Ever since I had my first child two years ago, they have become distant. They skip family occasions and don’t send gifts anymore. (I don’t care about the material items, but they used to send me very thoughtful gifts.) My brother has gotten angry at me over how I feed my son (I don’t give him ...

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