'Poor Kids'

skint1 said:
I haven't watched the show but just wanted to say that sometimes long term poverty and benefit dependency does bad things to people's soul. IME, they sort of give up in a way and become hopeless, maybe the lack of cleanliness people saw in some cases was part of that feeling of hopelessness?
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I think this is so true, and also these things work in cycles. In a few years time the girl sitting on the dirty step will have her own children and they will most likely be the same as her.

Wouldn't it be great to set up a project to give these children riding/stable management lessons. If they can be taught empathy, to care for animals well and that what you put in, you get out, then surely they could start to see a way out of their awful situations.
 
loopyloop said:
For all of you that were touched by this program, thought you might be interested to read this:

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co....s-help-flood/story-12781595-detail/story.html

It's nice to see how many caring people truly are out there!
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Thank you SOOOOO much for this, really cheered my day up, reading it!

Never thought for a minute, about seeing the actual address on the envelope....and glad to hear Dad is doing well.

I'm still wanting to do something to help, so I'll go and get the address off the envelope myself!

:D
 
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