There's poverty and then there's neglect.

@deniseg812

6 жыл бұрын

This is neglect, these kids are in for a life of crime unless someone saves them. Cute kids too. So sad.

@davidtichborne2912

4 жыл бұрын

Poverty neglect abandonment abuse bullying domestic violence house hold drugs parents with criminal records jeeze sounds like my life it's more than just poverty and neglect

@rayna3244

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, poverty looks a whole lot different in third world countries. Over there parents work their arses off for a couple of quid a week to try and provide for their kids. I see no trying here sadly

@8ofwands300

3 жыл бұрын

Most of these children should have been removed from the home. Even orphanages would have been better than these environments. The twin girls are filthy and live in filth. 😐

I am only 20 minutes into this & my mind is blown. Young kids out, unsupervised after dark, playing with a dead animal. That has nothing to do with poverty. That is just piss poor parenting!

@tasha437

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Being poor doesn’t mean you have to live in a messy house, missing school and wearing mucky clothes . It’s disgusting and a 5 year old talking about drugs

@Chefgrlangel

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right. There's no excuse that's horrible parenting. It's a damn shame

@lydiaj7492

3 жыл бұрын

I really wish they'd do an update

@8ofwands300

3 жыл бұрын

At least the boys' mother was working..not on benefits. I think it's more complicated. These families have very little social support...and in some cases, most cases, no father in the picture. 😐.

@BarbieBee1993

2 жыл бұрын

@@lydiaj7492 aw same!!! I really wanna see how far they’ve come and what they’re doing now! They so should as they done one for ‘kelly and her sisters’ documentary (should give it a watch also if you haven’t seen, both are on KZread too!)

This was released in 1999... The BBC really need to do a follow up documentary on where they all are now!

@joenorton3405

3 жыл бұрын

Prison probably

@JDhappy81

3 жыл бұрын

@@joenorton3405 Likely for some of them no doubt.

@kaylaisswag6623

3 жыл бұрын

@@joenorton3405 oh gosh

@thequeen4140

3 жыл бұрын

The family with the girls seems to be doing really good! I found Becky & Kayley on Facebook and they have kids and a partner and a good life :)

@Cadets_is_life

2 жыл бұрын

@@joenorton3405 or foster care

My partner was brought up in poverty but with loving parents and taught to go to school, work hard and do the right things in life. She had nothing; never had a bike, never had meat for food, etc. She and her brother are both decent, educated people. This documentary isn't about poverty, it's about neglect. The two things are very different.

@dannyfinnegan7384

2 жыл бұрын

Neglect and poverty go hand in hand a fair bit pal

@helenwillby8910

2 жыл бұрын

Then they should have got a job. These kid seems to have grown up and done well. Their kids seem immaculately clean and cared for

@dominiquepilon5910

Жыл бұрын

Neglect and abuse just by the way the boy with a knife because his sister put soap on his head

There is difference in being financially unstable and bad parenting. This isn't so much a documentary on the poor as it is on neglectful parents.

@princesse0920

5 жыл бұрын

Christine The Mommy yes. I've never been poor I've always (knock on wood) been pretty middle class but I've seen people with not much money who don't neglect their kids

@alisonlaing5626

4 жыл бұрын

"EXACTLY"...if the parents of these girls were far better off etc....something tells me they,d be the same etc....thinking of themselves and purposely "neglecting" their kids.

@actuallykaren850

4 жыл бұрын

@@alisonlaing5626 completely agree

@davidtichborne2912

4 жыл бұрын

Yah this is more than just poverty it's more like my childhood drugs alcohol abuse physycal emotional and sexual abuse poverty itself house hold fights domestic violence parents with criminal records neglect and abandonment and yah I tell you a coming from a home with that much term oil and adversity really has an effect on a persons life health and well being believe me I know

@Rebecca-gx5os

4 жыл бұрын

Them poor kids, the neglect and the state of that house i wouldn't let a dog live in that mess. I hope them children are all safe and well now

This broke my heart when the little girl got called a scruff. Id take custody of them in a heartbeat give them a good life

@rainbowkitten8990

3 жыл бұрын

@Nenethegreat W Those babies needed a good wash, soap basically costs nothing in tesco and a tooth brush and tooth paste. Very concerning.

@belladonna9227

3 жыл бұрын

@@rainbowkitten8990 parents who are irresponsible and addicted to drugs is the reason why they’re not being cared for

@markmurphy3088

2 жыл бұрын

u and me both pal I grew up in poverty then care I know what it was like to suffer as kid and have a parent who could barely look after themselves never mind kids

@ultraprimez9849

2 жыл бұрын

Plenty of other kids you could help

@godblessacountrygirl5324

Жыл бұрын

Me too

I was one of these kids, grew up with a violent alcoholic mother who got with guys who were also abusive. Our house was a mess and she always blamed me for ruining her life, thankfully I have made a life for myself and my kids have never seen anything like I have. Stuff like this always cuts deep because I can relate to it on a personal level. I really hope they all made a better future

@violent_keith8393

Жыл бұрын

Glad you broke the cycle, mate.

@timgriffin3368

Жыл бұрын

Me too ; took me 40 years to work through the trauma, the pain I Never thought I even had. Best wishes.

@Michelle-qd9gm

Жыл бұрын

Bless ya so pleased your ok now

@whiterose9299

Жыл бұрын

❤

@tatum3d

10 ай бұрын

U should feel so proud of yourself coz it can be hard to break the cycle & childhood trauma cuts deep

The look on that little girls face at 5:56 is so cute. When she explains why she's not a "scruff" she's absolutely adorable. Se's so super-cute and sweet.

Being poor does not mean your kids should be out of school. Being poor does not mean you can't have a clean house either.

@galaxygamez3187

6 жыл бұрын

Pruts De Vlaming the thing is to them its just normal 😢

@shannonfry284

6 жыл бұрын

Say it louder for the people in the back

@snehakristall2113

6 жыл бұрын

are you throwing the first stone?

@elliegoldie5902

6 жыл бұрын

sneha kristall Britain has loads of drug parents and children are spotless that is awful

@sianevason-webster9505

6 жыл бұрын

Judiska Ekonomen not all British houses are bad

I wouldn't let my dog live in that house let alone my children.

@naishasen5591

4 жыл бұрын

God bless you

@littlecat5293

Ай бұрын

lucky you get a choice for some you only get a few options a crappy house or a refuge with 10 families sharing a kitchen and bathroom or even a tiny motel room with only a kettle.

After watching this makes me feel a lot better about my parenting skills. I may be poor but my kids are loved, fed and sheltered.

The BBC should've done a follow up to this. It's 20 years since this was aired

@detectivethinker3637

4 жыл бұрын

Fully agreed👍

@sonicrules4293

3 жыл бұрын

Oh this was in 2000

@lavenderskye7077

3 жыл бұрын

Since poverty keeps increasing and the wealth gap is bigger than ever before in history, it’s just going to get worse unless something drastically changes.

@lubnaabhiya3319

3 жыл бұрын

Omg it was in 2000 I thought its latest

@sonicrules4293

3 жыл бұрын

The weird thing is though they have a nes in one of the homes

I was born in Leeds (right near Bradford) in 1979 to a 16 year old girl, my father was 17 and in prison for petty theft. I thank God everyday day I was adopted. Not certain I would have grown up like this but documentaries like these make me think what could have been. 31 years later I met my birth mum and she and her husband (not my father) both work, own their own home and have children but I don't think life would have been how it is now for both of us had she kept me.

@stacitowery3475

6 жыл бұрын

Bradford is by far the worst, happy you got out😄

@Mary9921

6 жыл бұрын

kind of same thing happened to me... sort of, found out my mom wasn't my mom when I was about 12. Found my real mom when I was 30 and realized I was extremelly lucky to have been raised by my father and step mom.....God knows what he's doing.

@odd_shoes

5 жыл бұрын

I live in Leeds. Bradford's awful, haven't been for years though.

@TheTacticalHaggis

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for the trauma dump, Karen.

when that little girl picked up that kettle my heart literally stopped

@juliea3820

5 жыл бұрын

sarah would me too

@judytripp2908

4 жыл бұрын

sarah Paul yep....

@dianetodd

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@kaydiex6736

3 жыл бұрын

Me too she’s so young and they are left alone all day, there parents should step up and take responsibility for there kids if they wanted kids they should look after them

@darrenyoung3102

3 жыл бұрын

Me too I've just watched that bit now, as she is perched on the end of the kitchen top and pours, when I saw the steam i was shocked.

With the little girls we're talking about drugs and then their mum told them to shut up about it, I can't believe these little girls are living in a house like that 🤢🙏🙏

Being poor is no excuse to be filthy I'm a single parent my kids are fed and clean and my house is clean

@simbakroon3904

3 жыл бұрын

Agree I was a single mum of 5 and it ain’t hard to clean ya babies

@rainbowkitten8990

3 жыл бұрын

@@simbakroon3904 No not at all. My mum is disabled and we are on quite a low budget every month BUT our house is always clean, that is massive priority for us. It isn't perfect but always smells nice and is clean.

@susu130390

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@anitasharma7774

2 жыл бұрын

Very true

@iszychurch4711

11 ай бұрын

Then you're not as poor as a lot of people out there

This is not about being poor. This is about having neglectful, horrible, lazy parents.

@schatzeeone6230

6 жыл бұрын

Channel Berry Exactly! Couldn't agree more.

@joeldecoster8816

4 жыл бұрын

i wish that people would stop blaming the parents, there are many circumstances that can effect your life and its so so sad for kids

@joeldecoster8816

2 жыл бұрын

@janine That is the agonizing truth , my wife has breast cancer, my kids have been neglected.

@LeeGordon-fp9zf

5 ай бұрын

Disgusting parents. Where is cps?

That little boy throwing around a dead kitten oh my god I feel sick

@katiesteele3660

5 жыл бұрын

Emilyjadeeholtx same it’s just so out of order

@leoheywood2120

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@demonetisedmaui9386

5 жыл бұрын

Nah it was funny asf

@stefanvalerio490

5 жыл бұрын

You’re filth pal

@melxo5523

5 жыл бұрын

Demonetised Maui whats funny is how much your parents don’t love you.

Hope social services and police looked into these families. Shocking signs of neglect towards these poor children. Breaks my heart. Hope they got the support and love they crave and deserve ❤️🙏

@ameladeonn9558

2 жыл бұрын

Btc the predominant cryptocurrency hits $100k by Dec. Cryptocurrencies they're a huge help for financial progress.

@boxlabs

10 ай бұрын

Possible sexual child abuse too but I bet they were too much paperwork

I lived in East Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, for four years when I was born. We lived in extreme poverty, I remember when my father came home after his payday with a loaf of bread and he said that was all we could afford for food for the week after bills. The apartment in winter was absolutely freezing, I remember when me and my twin would get our duvets and crawl under the bunk beds, snuggling together when the cold had reached our insides. Now we live in Schleswig-Hostein, where our life is much better and I would like to thank Mr and Mrs Neumann from Hessen, who gave us support and sponsered us during our time in poverty. We couldn't have been where we are today without you, and I send a message of hope to all children across the world living in these circumstances.

@krognak

2 жыл бұрын

THAT is poverty. This is just laziness and neglect. They've got big council houses, treat them like crap, the parents are out all day but don't work(?), everything is filthy and they've got the law chasing them for hushed up reasons that aren't fully explained. You lived through miserable poverty, but you were a family. These kids have got food, shelter and clothing, but no families. It's just terribly sad, and the parents are outright neglectful and lazy.

@TheTacticalHaggis

24 күн бұрын

Did you know Helmut Kentler?

That first family with the 3 girls is the most shocking as the kids are showing quite obvious signs of severe neglect even before you see inside the pig sty of a house they live in. They are unkempt, have a lot of bruises, look unwell with really pale skin and dark circles under their eyes among other thngs. I seriously do not get why no one has taken those children from that home expecialy as the police obviously have heavy involvement due to all the criminal activity going on.

@asbisi

6 жыл бұрын

True that. Heavy neglect there.

@corsair831

5 жыл бұрын

There's no money in protecting children. Conservative government does what's profitable for big businesses, not what helps poor people. They are bastards.

@AlioH89

5 жыл бұрын

@@corsair831 Labour was in government at the time of this documentary

@opaque1231

4 жыл бұрын

Omg them kids poor things. The girl talking about her dad getting caught for drugs... She is living in a unsafe home!! So sad. Hope they're all ok now

@Michelle-qd9gm

4 жыл бұрын

kayleigh russell it’s a disgrace the social services wants to walk in and take all them kids to a good home

I feel so bad for David 😭 poverty is one terrible thing but your mum not wanting you is brutal 💔

@mhow3419

6 жыл бұрын

She is too worried about keeping a man. Like most selfish parents who put men or drugs before their children. These kids don't have a chance.

@instagramlive7236

5 жыл бұрын

Michele Howington Ik that was 10 months ago but they’re all adults now

@abigrant7194

4 жыл бұрын

David is an arsehole

@lukegarvin6387

4 жыл бұрын

David will be solid if he can find a male role model and he doesn’t see any more destructive behaviour

@Tretij_rebenok

3 жыл бұрын

And that's why some people should be encouraged to have abortions.

I almost threw up when I saw that mother light the cigarette in her kid's mouth. No exaggeration, I felt my stomach turning. I was raised by a single mother and we came close to homelessness a couple of times. Thank God she wasn't ANYTHING like that. I gotta applaud all single parents in bad situations who actually work hard to bring up their kids properly.

@Anal_Flute

4 жыл бұрын

I know right!! Oh my goodness! She doesn't deserve to be called a mother.

@cfxxshajoxx9186

4 жыл бұрын

What part ?

@curlyyasmin181

4 жыл бұрын

CFxXshajoxX 9 minute 52

@cfxxshajoxx9186

4 жыл бұрын

Curly Yasmin thanks

@rainbowkitten8990

3 жыл бұрын

@Nenethegreat W Are you saying that punching a child is okay then? You said he is too old for that? Nobody should be punched by ANYONE.

The little girl talking about why she "isn't a scruff" just melts my heart.

my family and i grew up poor but damn, my mom kept it clean. even when we were in a small one room apartment,she made sure we had food, clothes, went to school, and stayed out of trouble. these patents let their kids do whatever they want at all hours of the day. you don't have to be dirty just because you're poor, the patents need to clean up their homes and kids.

@caram6073

4 жыл бұрын

smelly cat these kids are poor but it isn’t money they need the most, it’s a bit of love

@tommybrown8300

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@alicemcminn5109

4 жыл бұрын

Same here my mum was a single parent but our house was never dirty we may not have had designer clothes or shoes but we always had clothes in our backs and shoes on our feet and food on the table we were brought up with respect and manners

@rainbowkitten8990

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, soap and water costs barley nothing.

Saw this years ago and it stuck in my mind forever. These kids never had chance. Their parents are criminal for bringing them into a life like that.

@danidakota276

5 жыл бұрын

LOVE PIE you are right. and the worst and the saddest of all is the fact that those kids will end up just like their parents, poor and uneducated. Most of the boys will end up in prison and girls will have children at the age of 15 or 16. It is a vicious cycle and there is no way out.

@corsair831

5 жыл бұрын

Educate them, give them job opportunities, access to contraception and proper healthcare/nutrition. Ba-ding, problem solved

@luvcamille5277

5 жыл бұрын

They really don’t have a chance at all with parents like this. They are all out of school and it’s a free for all. They’ll have kids & those kids will live like they did.

The fact that children of this age even know about alcoholism and drug addiction is shocking. Kids should not even be aware of stuff like that.

The animals shown break my heart too ...

@pangaea5258

2 жыл бұрын

Literally everything in this documentary is heartbreaking.

Parents are to blame.... No matter how little money you have you can still be a good parent.

@schatzeeone6230

6 жыл бұрын

Miss ღ Mission ღ So true.

@charlenewilliams7262

Ай бұрын

Excactly

that girl who got picked on is so adorable she's not really a scruff

@HAIRHOLIC_1

6 жыл бұрын

Charisma mensah unfortunately she is, look at the end of the video they are all absolutely filthy, nobody takes care of them or their house, they even look malnourished. It’s just so sad I cried when she was talking

@metacarpitan

6 жыл бұрын

poor little thing, she was so sweet. sadly, she was kind of a scruff, not that it was her fault in any way.

@hollylarge9147

5 жыл бұрын

She was but she has a head on her but doesn't know how to look after herself yet

@hollylarge9147

5 жыл бұрын

Children on about how 8f they ru. Away it gives there parents time to think about what they've done. Your children shouldn't be parenting the parents

@juliea3820

5 жыл бұрын

Poor baby I just want to bring her home to be looked after properly

It’s crazy how mature some of the kids are. They’re so aware of their surroundings, and can see the problems at home.

This isnt poverty. This is neglect, these poor children are absolutely filthy, their homes are disgusting and their parents are pretty much nowhere to be seen despite the children wandering about after dark. How are kids like this not taken into care?

The twins are what get me. They are so so aware of their environment and so smart. We forget often how smart kids are. I hope their awareness turned them into aware adults who stayed out of trouble. They must be 26 now and could have kids of their own.

@muzikismylife2913

6 жыл бұрын

Julia Leigh Hopefully not five or six kids they can't care for.

@marysybil9680

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Julia, Yes I thought the same about the twins and the other young sister. I felt love for those beautiful children, I would just love to clean them in a lovely hot bath, bubbles as well....and the young baby boy with his mucky face....I would love for them to have beautiful pretty dresses... and dress them from head to foot...They had real old heads on them..I had to smile when the twins are in the kitchin and their Mother was there, and the twins kept mentioning about the drugs and her dad, or step dad....and the mother kept telling her to shush....You see they are taking in all thats around them and making an understanding off how an what they see. Anyway This documentary was brilliantly made and had me glued to the screen from start to finish.......bye from Mary in Ireland.

@jackiewong5108

6 жыл бұрын

Mary Sybil One of the girls had dental issues. Poor kids are less likely to get proper dental care, education on teeth care and if they need tooth extractions or fluoride varnish. My 8 year old has 'shark teeth' top and bottom. She had one tooth extraction once and these poor girls wouldn't know that sugar is bad for teeth.

@petal979

6 жыл бұрын

How do you know this :)

@petal979

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I didn't read all the replies first :)

I don't think it's so much about poverty as it is child neglect. The government can't fix bad parenting. When my kids were growing up we didn't have alot of money at all. But, my kids were always fed, clothed kept clean and well looked after. And, if we didn't have alot of money we found free things to do. Even if it meant walking to the museum, or walking to the park. We made up quiz games at home where we only needed pen and paper. It's about love and attention. yes, money helps, but it's not everything. If the parents didn't smoke and drink there would be money for food.

@fauxmanchu8094

7 жыл бұрын

Suey You are so right. Great comment!

@smootzi

7 жыл бұрын

Suey, oh wow musea, quizzes. You grew up in a different culture with probably parents who were a lot smarter/grew up learning those things. Mostly these kids have parents who grew up the same, and their parents before that. Everyone lacks education and musea seem like bullshit for them. Same as hygiene. I even see small differences between my lower educated parents and high educated(rich) parents from friends. For example: politics, art, musea, ballet, classical music are not important. And i grew up not interested in those things. And i probably won't teach my kids about politics either or discuss the wall street journal with them. Last week a girl at my school was annoyed about my table matters (eating with my fork at my right hand), i grew up with that not being important. That's the way we grow and differ from each other. If i were to marry a guy with different background it would change. But mostly you stay where you are used too, like these people. And yes the hygiene/bullying and everything is sad in those children. 😐😩 but so difficult to change. The best would be to change the whole neighborhood so poor lives together with less poor and mix more to change everything in years.

@shannonjanuary4527

7 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head...

@shannonjanuary4527

7 жыл бұрын

I don't think this is true, my mother grew up poor...her parents didn't even have enough money for her to finish school, and both of them were alcoholics, but my mother always told us that she vowed that she will never put her kids through what she had to go through...and that is what she did...we never grew up rich but she always made sure that her kids had what they needed. So I don't agree that its a never ending cycle....it can end some where...it just takes one person to make a change...like that great saying goes 'BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD" and everything is not always about money.

@smootzi

7 жыл бұрын

Shannon January Its anthropology, behavioral studies show. I never said its never ending. But it is difficult to change. I bet your mom had a difficult time getting out of that environment and meeting people who could help her get the life she wanted and cope with her background. It is just known that a lot of times people will grow up thinking that is the life and they will stay in it or have really no ability to get out if it (like having no money to go to school). I've heard a rich guy(whom i bet never had to work as a youngster) once said on TV before all the problems could go away if the poor people just went to work. That shows there is so much misunderstanding how to change. I stand by what i said, if there needs to be change in helping the poor we shouldn't leave it up to them but change the neighborhood and environment.

Soap & water are not expensive!! Wash these poor babies up!!

@sunflower-tg3ye

5 жыл бұрын

Tania Marie the reason the kids are so dirty because they spend every waking minute outside trying to entertain themselves and trying to have fun. They don't spend time inside watching TV or playing games because they can't afford them. That's why they're dirty

@debbiemohekey1509

5 жыл бұрын

My kids spend all day outside playing, skating. riding bikes, scooters ect and don't look like that. The neglect is heartbreaking and while the kids are outside playing the mother and grandmother could be cleaning the damn house up.

@sunflower-tg3ye

5 жыл бұрын

So you're telling me your kids play outside all day and don't come in covered in dirt and mud and other stuff. And you must have the cleanest kids in the entire world. I'm a Nanny and I've watched over a couple different families and I haven't met a single kid that comes inside from playing outside all day not looking like that. That's what bathtime and cleanup is for

@debbiemohekey1509

5 жыл бұрын

There wasn't a bathtime and clean-up tho was there. Wouldn't you get them cleaned up straight away? One of those twins had mud all over her face and clothes and they were just sitting around inside . Was she rolling in mud ?

@odd_shoes

5 жыл бұрын

Soap is not expensive no, but it costs money. Would you rather be clean and starve or be dirty and eat?

The little girl described a scruff , is so cute she's adorable 😩💕

Five year old talks about scruff...that just breaks my heart. It's awful. She should think about dolls and pretty stuff.

@theresamargarethlim8278

6 жыл бұрын

Everest Dental Wolodymyr Zin, DDS yeah you right. And I don’t even know the meaning of that god knows! Just now when I heard from her.

@cicilouise2495

6 жыл бұрын

Everest Dental Wolodymyr Zin, DDS she obviously thinks she’s not good enough or worth anything, that she’s not pretty 💔

@queenmelissalehman3490

5 жыл бұрын

Everest Dental Wolodymyr Zin, DDS Me to i felt so bad for that little girl

@kiridixon2164

5 жыл бұрын

Everest Dental Wolodymyr Zin, DDS mm

@aleksiniko

5 жыл бұрын

This is to me hard to watch

All of these kids have one thing in common, the lack of parental supervision.

@bonniewaddell9886

4 жыл бұрын

Ambergirl 7912 they don’t choose it it’s because of there home life it’s not that simple

@briang8579

3 жыл бұрын

Theres one thing you dont lack, and that's a forehead 😂

@rainbowkitten8990

3 жыл бұрын

@@briang8579 WHEEZE 😂😂😂

@TheTacticalHaggis

24 күн бұрын

WRONG. Father figures is what they're all missing.

My husband is a very strong man - he was brought to tears when he watched the twins and their sister. Thankfully I was able to find out that they are very successful young ladies who now have beautiful families of their own. I am so glad that their bond has stayed stong all these years and they are not repeating the cycle. bless them

@iwrn33

Жыл бұрын

How do you know

@TheTacticalHaggis

24 күн бұрын

@@iwrn33 She doesn't, she posted it for likes.

Assuming this was aired around 1999; despite the sickening sadness of this entire clusterfuck, the BBC should revisit these families to document the outcome of the people involved. Either to prove us wrong and that there is indeed "hope" or, to serve as a public warning to future "breeders".

@detectivethinker3637

4 жыл бұрын

I fully agree with it!

@dragoness3606

4 жыл бұрын

Well, I think most of us can guess... Prison, homeless, drug addicts or dead. With parents, schools, and courts like they seem to have in their area there is next to NO chance these kids will ever amount to much... I say shame on the parents first, schools second and court system last.

@neeaforsgren7905

Жыл бұрын

Well atleast the girls seem like they are doing fine by their appearance on social media.

@iwrn33

Жыл бұрын

​@@neeaforsgren7905 which girl

@soullessprincess6473

7 ай бұрын

@@iwrn33the twins and the younger sister

People are saying they don't feel bad for the adults, that they should know better and so on, but the adults were exactly those children years ago and grew up and had these children. just like most of the children in this documentary will grow up and have children and be terrible parents years from now. it never stops. just an ongoing circle of devastated children growing up to be awful parents. it's so sad. we look at these kids like "omg you poor thing!" and then later when they're drug addicted and living in a disgusting house with five h hi hi kids and a deadbeat boyfriend, we go "oh god how could they?! what terrible, trashy people." I just don't get how sad people feel for the children, and then just because someone is an adult, we assume they should have solved all the problems they were going through growing up and it's they're fault they're the worst at parenting. oh and how is it not a bigger deal that the kids aren't going to school?? like they can just show up or not?

@ASMRyouVEGANyet

7 жыл бұрын

Patty C I was hoping someone in the comment section would point this out. I keep reading "it's the parents fault" or "stop having children. use contraceptives" like you said it's a terrible cycle. and also, all these people think that such and such types of people shouldn't have children, well, why not adopt these children in foster homes, etc.... I think more people would be willing to give up their children if they knew there was a better chance at them being adopted....

@ejmac11

7 жыл бұрын

Very, very good point, and exactly what I was thinking when I read those comments. Very ignorant of people to overlook what made their parents that way in the first place.

@kelsey199200kelsey

7 жыл бұрын

Patty C the adults can become bad people because of their past or choose to fight for their future because of their past. Just because they had a bad past does not mean they don't know right from wrong

@ASMRyouVEGANyet

7 жыл бұрын

kelsey199200kelsey that's just it though, when you grow up in these situations your concept of right and wrong gets warped. some people go farther into the cycle and will do just about anything to get by.

@infiltr80r

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed, most of these kids will be exactly like their parents. Partly because of the surroundings, partly the genealogy. People tend to forget that kids are just young adults.

This doesn’t have anything to do with the lack of money. It’s the lack of bad parenting. It doesn’t take money to tidy your house and look after your kids. When my mum was a single parent, unemployed, running low on money, she has always made an effort. She has always made sure that me and my younger sister would never have to live like this

This isn't poverty, this is total neglect. The houses are filthy and the kids are dirty. You can be extremely poor but my God clean your kids and your house!!!

I can’t believe the young boy with the earring running around the house with a kitchen knife and chasing his siblings! These parents are atrocious. This is so far beyond poverty. This is neglect. Leaving children to raise themselves is criminal.

These parents has the audacity to bring babies into this world only to neglect them after. If you can't take care of them you should have think first before you had them. Parenting is not only giving birth to a child. But how you raise that child

It's not rocket science being a good parent, prioritise feed children, pay bills show love to children,spend time with them. Be a little strict, keep house and children clean.

"I'm the bad one i ruined their lives" this is absolutely heartbreaking, imagine seeing your boyfriend hitting your child then blaming the child when the boyfriend gets found out.

@mrs.moffett9278

4 жыл бұрын

Time stamp?

@peterinconspicuous5365

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrs.moffett9278 @57:00

I've watched many of these documentaries. This one was by far the saddest and most gut wrenching. This Chanel needs to do a follow-up.

Some of these mothers, not all but one in particular couldn't even raise a goldfish, let alone a tribe of children.

@ConcreteAngelx3

6 жыл бұрын

which one? Because one was raising a rat, and at least cleaned its cage. The rat seemed more well fed and cleaner than those three sweet girls :-( they were so small for their ages and absolutely filthy and neglected

@leoniewilson1186

6 жыл бұрын

Linda Bond I agree

@evedorrian8031

5 жыл бұрын

And the fathers?

It breaks my heart, when the little girl says, I can't be a scruff because I brush my hair, I am wearing clothes, and i got shoes on. The thing is, no one should be made to feel less than, especially a child her age. I wish I could help her. Shame on her schoolmates. So, so sad!!!!!!!!! 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂Cheers and 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺beers mates!

@MancstaSam

7 жыл бұрын

padma salam shame on her smack head parents and bottom feeding grandmother more like!!

@padmasalam5267

7 жыл бұрын

BrexitCub 38 agreed! Shame on everyone who is failing, or have failed these kids. Blame is all around !!!!!!

@tarcioleoterio8795

6 жыл бұрын

I wish I could adopt all of them :o ) I cried rivers.....

@alexyindia

6 жыл бұрын

I wish i cud take her too.. i will give her as much as emotional support i can give..

@waynester71

6 жыл бұрын

If this was filmed 18 years ago... I really hope life has treated that little girl better.. She was adorable, but made me sad for her..

The sad reality is that most of the parents probably got raised the same way they are now raising their kids and dont know how to parent properly

@c10nrwuk5

3 жыл бұрын

I got raised like this and I'm not the same my house is spotless domt drink smoke or take drugs no need for people to follow parents footsteps!

@anubisanubis9450

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, unfortunately a cycle starts and it takes one to end it. With prison...you would see the same generations of family come through the doors. It definitely has an impact.

Those little girls are so precious. If they were mine I would love them so much. I can’t believe there is no bedtime routine the poor babies look like they haven’t had a bath in a while 😢

Anyone else notice the entryway at 18:23? There is absolutely NO excuse for filth like that! Disgusting! That isn't "poverty" - that is neglect, laziness, no sense of pride.

They don't get an ounce of love from their parents an woman watching her children hitting each other another boy playing with a dead cat, these children don't stand a chance, I wish I had the money to help them all

The lady interviewing the kids, has such a sweet and motherly way towards them ❤

@helenwillby8910

2 жыл бұрын

I liked how it wasn’t leading questions too

The little girl talking about the scruff just melted my soul.

I couldn't imagine lighting my underage kid a cig,letting little kids run around all hours of the night.I'm pretty poor myself but you have to be a parent and a good example first.Not to mention the fact that a lot of the parents are obviously on meth/heroin,etc.

So so sad. No child should ever have to deal with so much hardship & sadness

@missmaddyraeyoyo2300

7 жыл бұрын

Honey Dubey very sad. My family and I are worrying about whether we got the best iPhone, these kids want to eat. I am so grateful

@boutek

7 жыл бұрын

MISSMADDYRAE YOYO Worrying about having the best iphone? Sad indeed.

@toofastforyall8590

7 жыл бұрын

Live near them, your sympathy will disappear

@janne1232

7 жыл бұрын

The sympathy for whom, no matter how children turns out to be, they are born into a violent world, often by violent parents, they are the ones to blame, not the poor children. No matter how bad the adults situation are, they have children, why do they make children, if they dont want to give them a proper life with care and love, if they like to party or drink or take drugs, dont get children, for crying out loud....

@toofastforyall8590

7 жыл бұрын

Right, England is such a poor underdeveloped third world country isn't it? These people are not in Africa or the Middle East they are in Western Europe the only reason why Whites are poor here and by Whites I mean English is because their parents come from a long line of working class stupidity, not because they are actually unfortunate like they are in Modolva where 80 percent of people earn less than minimum wage this is a developed Western European country with billions of pounds. Yes, it is a capitalist country therefore the wealth isn't spread around evenly I agree with you about that but the only reason why they are poor is because they are Chavs or the descendants of Romani Gypsies. Someone who pays to live away from them gets pissed off when they move near you throw stones at your windows and brings around 30 of their friends per night to have parties and get their 14 year old dog faced girlfriends knocked up.

This makes me appreciate what my parents did for me as a child even more. Heartbreaking to see these neglected children, I hope they are living better lives today.

Those beautiful birds tied up with a short string. Their desperate cry broke my heart 💔

@pearlkelly6337

3 жыл бұрын

What part was that

Heart breaking. I just want to hug all those kids. There's such sadness in their eyes.

@judytripp2908

4 жыл бұрын

Teddy Chihuahua cute little doggy!!!!!!

@abigrant7194

4 жыл бұрын

You dont want to hug the boys. The boys are dickheads

Why don't those people learn how to parent 1 child properly before spitting another 12 out?! Or how about caring for themselves first before having any! Makes me sick that they put these children in such a situation

@imzilan

6 жыл бұрын

welfare money

@karenwiseley4730

6 жыл бұрын

On the dole. More kids, more money for dope

@jesusbutagirl4018

6 жыл бұрын

One person didn't have 12 kids they only had 3 or 4

@traceycumberland8890

5 жыл бұрын

Thats the cycle the generations have been locked up in societies all over the world categorise and label people obviously the granma didnt have too many options but its nothing to do with parents this is poverty and there are people who are happy seeing this and wouldnt care,those very wealthy who has no idea of what is is to be truely "Rich" in life...

@corsair831

5 жыл бұрын

Have you ever visited one of these council estates Rachel? They're absolutely horrible places, people are woefully uneducated (not their own fault), and that includes access to contraception and knowledge of birth control

Watching this I realise that I went to school with the twins In my year at school, to see them you wouldn't think they where like this once.. Lovely girls helped anyone that needed it x

@pjfear1599

6 жыл бұрын

Do you remember their names?

@ashotofmercury

3 жыл бұрын

That is great to hear!! 🥰🤗😁

That kid with the kettle 10:13 put me on edge... barely looks older than 5 or 6 and I wasn't even allowed to use a kettle until about 10 or 11. I assume most people weren't. This isn't related to poverty this is straight up neglect.

Those poor beautiful children, they deserve so much more. It makes my heart hurt

Wow. Ive never seen something so raw and real. No-one, especially a child to have to go through this... at any point in their lives.

What is that kid doing on top of the drawers, never mind that bloody kettle?! She could have seriously injured herself or even been killed! That's not poverty, that's severe neglect

God Help that precious Little Angel. . As she was telling that the kids tease her at school. . I couldn't stop crying. .lord help

What kind of life will these poor unfortunate children grow up to live. They have no chance at a decent life. Very sad 😢

@rebieroo99

7 жыл бұрын

Michelle Kourea they do they just have to work to do it like everyone else

@MeetFrizzie

7 жыл бұрын

Michelle Kourea this was made in the 90s so these kids are very grown up now and probably have kids themselves. I can stop thinking about where they are now.

@parkour4life924

6 жыл бұрын

Michelle Kourea said is successful hi is my dad

@clare2401

6 жыл бұрын

Probably all in prison and prostitutes

The way Those twins speak, they've seen far too much 💔😰

This has to be one of the most disturbing documentaries ive ever watch..

They're not only poor, but they're also neglected. The boyfriend should have been made to move out. I feel so much for the children. Being raised with no morals.

Seeing as this was nearly 20 years ago, I wonder about where these children ended up. My heart breaks for each of them caught in the vicious cycle of addiction and violence 😥

@yoyoholck

7 жыл бұрын

scarahpurr i want to know what happened to adam after sniffing all that gas. i used to do it and it put my head away.

@parkour4life924

6 жыл бұрын

scarahpurr my dad is David he is now a builder he is very nice and does anything he is jacked like mad

@HAIRHOLIC_1

6 жыл бұрын

parkour 4life which one is David ? How many brothers and sisters you have?

@parkour4life924

6 жыл бұрын

emmy the one who lives in Leicester

@parkour4life924

6 жыл бұрын

emmy I have 2 brorhers

That little boy wielding a knife got me. I haven’t even finished this and I’m shocked

@ashotofmercury

3 жыл бұрын

Psychopath in the making!! 😲

Took my 9, 4, and 3 year old sledding today. It's amazing what can happen when kids can be kids.

I keep coming back to this documentary. It has really struck me.

When that little baby boy was walking bare foot in that shit pit of a house my heart sank 😢

@hellosweetheart3350

6 жыл бұрын

Mrs Kasapoglu I thought the exact same thing!!!😠 I thought OMG please don't let them knock the door into his little toes while theyr fighting!!! And I don't care how strungout on drugs the mom is, she knows better than allowing the kids to stay filthy dirty and baby running around barefooted in that disgusting house!!!!!!!

This truly saddens me...the girls are so humble.. especially the one that got called a scruff..

17:51 I know it’s just me being fussy but when the beans fell off the plate I gagged 😭

The animal abuse here is shocking, and disturbing!

Why weren’t any of these children taken into care? Those poor babies 😢

This seems more like children raising themselves. where are the parents? They have food, a place to live but bad parenting. They don't go to school and the 14 year old takes care, if you can call it that, of her siblings. These children are raising themselves. These children are being neglected, pure and simple.

This is so sad to see and to think how many kids are living like this i wish all the kids on this document the best for the future ❤

My goodness I’m a teenager myself but playing with a dead animal and living in those conditions can seriously harm them and the 3 young girls are definitely experiencing neglect

It is very sad to see children having to cope with this but unfortunately this has been happening since the dawn of mankind.

Wow. What a powerful documentary! Quite an amazing piece of work, albeit an awfully sad & disturbing one. I'm surprised & disappointed that there doesn't seem to be a follow-up of what happened to the children featured in the story.

Scary to think these kids are all adults now. Cordie ( 5:23) 5 is now 23 David (8:02) 11 is now 29 Mikey ( 8:07) 8 is now 26 Donna ( 8:35) 14 is now 32 Steve ( 15:33) 14 is now 32 Craig (15:48) 11 is now 29 Jack ( 21:43) 6 is now 24 Paul (29:26) 14 is now 32 Brain (39:41) 15 is now 33 Adam (48:21) 15 is now 33

@deanwal1962

5 жыл бұрын

Sadly the cycle of poverty will have repeated itself. The boys will be addict burglars in prison, the girls will be heroin addicts too, but earning their money through prostitution. The majority of these children should have been removed to a place of physical, psychological and emotional safety.

@maya-ds5ud

5 жыл бұрын

wow, i read that this was made in 1999. i thought it was made around 2011.

@mrcrazychickengaming7918

5 жыл бұрын

@@maya-ds5ud how do you know that this was made in 1999

@mrcrazychickengaming7918

5 жыл бұрын

Where are they all now?

@melxo5523

5 жыл бұрын

I would love to know what happened to them

This documentary has touched me like no other, I think about the kids and families on this often even though I first watched it years ago

Playing with a dead kitten WTF! That is just so wrong. These kids are messed up! It's not there fault it's the parents.

@detectivethinker3637

4 жыл бұрын

First one to mention this😥

@cje3247

13 күн бұрын

I know. My sons would have been so sad at the dead cat & would have wanted to bury it not kick it around.

My heart hurts for these poor children if I could I would take them all and give them a better life x debbie

Beautiful bunch of kids. It's just heartbreaking to watch because you know what their future holds. Either jail, drugs, living in poverty the rest of their life.

This is more neglectful parenting than poverty

I went through horrifying abuse at a very young age, and it destroyed my self esteem, always feel inferior, and don't trust anyone!! It's a very sad existence to live through horrible things, and to not ever feel safe. So, I know what these children are going through, and some of these children look like there is no light in their eyes, like they've already given up!! So very, very sad.😑😥

The conditions these children live in makes me so happy with the parents and life I have

@helenwillby8910

2 жыл бұрын

It makes me angry it’s not hard to keep things clean and tidy

Some of these children don’t seem to be “poor” financially per se. I would say they lack they lack proper parenting really...

My heart goes out to all the kids in this documentary, they all seem to be really bright kids but because of circumstance and boredom, they can't catch a break in life.

I grew up poor until I was 21. But I went to school. I missed a lot of days but I went. This is absolute madness so many children without structure. How do any of these children know what normal life is. I was lucky to not be around violence.. Very lucky.

Why is nobody fighting for this kids? Teachers, trainers, social workers, neighbours can make a difference. If we - as society - let those children down, they will have a future like their parents!

@gtamo3848

4 жыл бұрын

Una S it was made in 1999

Oh my god, these poor children, every child doesn’t deserve to be rich, but they deserve to be loved and clean and safe in a clean house 😢

I was brought up below the breadline but with a loving dad who showed me respect and a work ethic. My future family will never see poverty again. This documentary is more than poverty