Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Children as Caregivers

There are children drafted as caregivers for unwell family members because nobody else will do it, which of course tends to ruin their education.  America considers this more acceptable than actually providing health care and home support for its citizens.

Some days I just want to belt humanity with a convenient asteroid.  I look at articles like this and wonder how many apocalyptic novels they've inspired.
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cluegirl

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May 18 2012, 19:41:21 UTC 9 years ago

My mother broke her neck when I was 9. I was her primary caregiver up until I was about 11, and it was during that time that the bullying began, that my grades tanked, and that my participation in school sports and activities ceased.

I'm actually lucky -- the school lunch room ladies decided to allow me to work in the cafeteria to earn my lunches, so I'd at least have something to eat during the day. If it'd happened in this decade, they'd have had to let me go hungry, so as not to exploit me.

Which is all a long-winded way of saying hell yeah -- this system's been broken for a long time now.
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ysabetwordsmith

May 19 2012, 04:13:03 UTC 9 years ago

You were lucky that you had some community support. There's less of that now, and it hasn't all been replaced by other options, so more people get left without what they need to get by. It's very sad.

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