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Originally Posted by jade82
Last night (monday) i saw the program mentioned in the article, the family from the article were just as bad in real life as they seemed but at least they had a special midwife come round to their house to teach them how to look after the babies properly, by the end they were doing a better job. One of the other young mums on the show who had had twins at 17 did seem to be a good mother though and had done all her exams and worked at the same time so she wasn't living on benefits and was going to become a nurse, so at least there are some good young mums who children will hopefully have a good life.  |
I also saw the documentary last night. I don't think it's never quite that simple though, just to say these people are sick or bad. They're the products of their environment, and highly ignorant. Instead of blaming these people, or even feeding them with so much money, that money should be aimed at educating working-class people of these things. It was horrible to see that Lizzy for example had no idea how to take care of a baby - and her mum and his boyfriend were just as clueless. What have these people been taught? When she was pregnant, didn't she get advices from midwifes BEFORE she actually got the baby? What about family planning clinics, don't they offer any help? And what about the doctor who prescribed Charleen pills when she was 12... Didn't he/she tell her anything???
I think instead of saying they're sick, we should acknowledge that it's a problem of the whole society, and address this issue. It's a disgrace that people that ignorant can be so plentiful in a welfare society. The money should be aimed at educating and activating these people, getting their arses off the sofa and participate. And school and health care system needs more funds specifically for this, as I said, to educate.
Phew. Turned out to be a lecture on British society...