Welcome to Hive @johnfritz246!
It's nice to see someone responsible in your age. The hardships you've experienced taught you well. Continue to have a grateful heart to your family, it will be rewarded someday.
Maybe you can also invite your younger brother to Hive so he can express himself. Maybe he's comfortable with talking to strangers online than offline.

And by the way, hope you'll join us in HivePH discord server.