Yes, this happened. It was tuna cat food, which is why I thought it would be fine to eat. I wouldn’t call my childhood traditional in many ways. But I’m sure there are a lot of older siblings who had to do a little bit of the parenting while the parent(s) were otherwise indisposed. I’m only 11 months older than my brother, so I was definitely no source of information on anything. Maybe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
I don’t think my dad saw this comic before he died last year, but if he did & had any memory or ability to acknowledge the truth of what I’m depicting, he would say this is the kind of stuff that builds character.