Comments by "Bettina" (@Bettinasisrg) on "Growing Up Poor: Lads | What Are The Effects of Poverty?" video.

Single Mom raised 3 kids, worked 2, 3 jobs. My girls learned to sew my son learned guitar and started working at 13 as a dishwasher in a restaurant. They knew if they wanted anything they'd have to work. Constantly had our electricity and water turned off. They're now adults and one has kids of her own. They're happy self reliant now, they are happy with life. I drilled into their heads that getting involved with drugs and alcohol will only make it worse and even though they experimented luckily none of them were consumed. I feel very blessed, I see other family members who had money spoil their kids and now they're either drug/alcohol dependent or constantly thinking about being rich and not happy until they are. All I can say as a parent is love your kids, try to keep communication open and have some rules that are fair.
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