Just hit them with the "we're planting a tree for every email" line. Works every time and they never check if it's true.

Man, watching this back and forth is like seeing two people argue over who should open a door for the other. Just walk through already! If a question is vague, maybe throw them a bone and ask for more info, but don't expect mind readers on the other end. It's the internet version of 'you first' 'no, you first' while the door stays shut. We could fix this in seconds if we all tried a little harder, but where's the fun in that? lmao

Xenabutler is right about diving into real projects. When I started coding, I wasted time on tutorials that didn't stick until I built a tool to track my work hours. Emma_lee22, that text-based game idea is solid for practicing conditionals. Pick a boring task you do often and try to automate it, even if it's simple. You'll learn more from fixing your own broken code than any perfect example.

Snacks disappearing was a constant battle in my first apartment. My buddy would grab energy drinks and fancy jerky, then play dumb when the bill came up high. We had to start keeping receipts on the fridge to shame him into paying. It worked for a while, but he still slipped up sometimes. Sounds like your brother needs a similar wake-up call.

Growing pains, huh? My car's bumper would call that a major design flaw.