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As a relatively new parent, this is particularly heartbreaking. It just seems so hopeless - why can't we as a society solve this, whether through better resourc
by mindvirus 6y ago
As a relatively new parent, this is particularly heartbreaking. It just seems so hopeless - why can't we as a society solve this, whether through better resources for kids or for their parents?
There was another story following two homeless kids - think of how much worse off they'll be with COVID and remote learning https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/19/nyregion/student-homelessness-nyc.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/19/nyregion/stud...
- balls187 6y agoI felt the same heartbreak. > why can't we as a society solve this We can. We (collectively as a society) have chosen not to. Foster kids don't vote, don't pay taxes, and their advocates aren't nearly as well funded as those for many other special interest groups.
- balls187 6y agoAlso, fwiw--74 million Americans voted to reelect Donald Trump, despite his policy that forcibly separated children from their parents at the US Border...
- bluGill 6y agoEasy to say, but when you learn about the problem it is hard to suggest an answer that might help.
- mbrodersen 6y agoThe sad truth is that some people are so broken by their upbringing that nothing can be done to “fix” them. And you don’t know ahead of time if somebody is an impossible case or not.