unfortunately I feel like you see this archetype far too often. being a young mum is almost advertised as an alternative career path these days, with ‘free money’ (ie UC) and a ‘free’ house being almost glamourised and flexed online. what motive is there to work or pay your own way? granted some people are housed in terrible conditions, but certainly in my area it’s big new build houses with big gardens. i’m very early twenties and I’d say 65% of the girls I went to school with are now single mums. these girls then have soo much time on their hands that they lead such turbulent and drama filled lives, to the detriment of their child/ren.
the point i’m making isn’t in any way intended to be classist or bigoted and I hope no one takes offence to it. my point is that so many children are now born to young, emotionally immature and generally ‘unready’ parents under the premise that they’ll receive a better life for having the child. of course everyone should be entitled to a roof over their head, but seeing people like Charlie having the audacity to try and pick and choose what she wants, and then flex it online is just crazy behaviour. I worry so much for the children born into these situations, and can only think that for many of them the cycle will just be perpetuated. it’s totally unfair for children to be mixed up in these lifestyles of instability
the point i’m making isn’t in any way intended to be classist or bigoted and I hope no one takes offence to it. my point is that so many children are now born to young, emotionally immature and generally ‘unready’ parents under the premise that they’ll receive a better life for having the child. of course everyone should be entitled to a roof over their head, but seeing people like Charlie having the audacity to try and pick and choose what she wants, and then flex it online is just crazy behaviour. I worry so much for the children born into these situations, and can only think that for many of them the cycle will just be perpetuated. it’s totally unfair for children to be mixed up in these lifestyles of instability