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When you're a single parent working minimum wage with no nearby support structure and you can't afford daycare or anything like that, there aren't many options.
by TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
When you're a single parent working minimum wage with no nearby support structure and you can't afford daycare or anything like that, there aren't many options.
- mrmonkeyman 6y agoHow is this my or society's fault? Lots of responsible poor people take the time to look after their own damn kids. Money's got nothing to do with it.
- jjcon 6y agoPeople can make excuses all they want - it doesn’t change the fact that it is bad parenting
- sumedh 6y agoSo what is your solution, just tell them to be good parents?
- jjcon 6y agoChild protective services for one - it is criminal in most states to neglect your child’s education
- allmkops 6y agoThe only CPS involved in truancy enforcement is Chicago Public Schools. Even if it did work that way, do you want to be the one to tell a child they’re going to be removed to a foster/group home because their parent wasn’t strict enough / tech savvy enough?
- sumedh 6y ago> Child protective services for one CPS is not perfect, there are many horror stories of sexual abuse in foster homes and other serious issues.
- krageon 6y agoI'd take it so far that I'll say that I've never actually met a human being for whom foster care wasn't a big source of abuse. Among the ones that were actually in foster care. It transcends location, to me it seems like it is generally a poor choice to stick kids in the care of adults who don't really have a bond with them to start with. No matter where you live.