Born on the Breadline (Poverty Documentary) | Real Stories 

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

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

I really wish they'd do an update

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. 😐.

@@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 RU-vid too!)

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

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

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

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. 😐

Prison probably

@@joenorton3405 Likely for some of them no doubt.

@@joenorton3405 oh gosh

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 :)

@@joenorton3405 or foster care

Neglect and poverty go hand in hand a fair bit pal

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

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

God bless you

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.

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

"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.

@@alisonlaing5626 completely agree

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

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

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

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

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

Plenty of other kids you could help

Me too

Glad you broke the cycle, mate.

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

Bless ya so pleased your ok now

❤

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

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

Say it louder for the people in the back

are you throwing the first stone?

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

Judiska Ekonomen not all British houses are bad

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

@@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.

Same here

Very true

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

Channel Berry Exactly! Couldn't agree more.

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

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

Disgusting parents. Where is cps?

True that. Heavy neglect there.

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

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

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

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

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

Emilyjadeeholtx same it’s just so out of order

Ikr

Nah it was funny asf

You’re filth pal

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

sarah would me too

sarah Paul yep....

Same

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

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.

Fully agreed👍

Oh this was in 2000

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.

Omg it was in 2000 I thought its latest

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

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

What part ?

CFxXshajoxX 9 minute 52

Curly Yasmin thanks

@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.

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

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.

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

Thanks for the trauma dump, Karen.

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

Same

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

Exactly, soap and water costs barley nothing.

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.

Did you know Helmut Kentler?

Suey You are so right. Great comment!

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.

You hit the nail on the head...

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.

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.

Miss ღ Mission ღ So true.

Excactly

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

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.

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

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 ?

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

Literally everything in this documentary is heartbreaking.

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.

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

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

Everest Dental Wolodymyr Zin, DDS mm

This is to me hard to watch

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.

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

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.

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.

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

David is an arsehole

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

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

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....

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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..

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!

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.

I fully agree with it!

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.

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

​@@neeaforsgren7905 which girl

@@iwrn33the twins and the younger sister

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

Linda Bond I agree

And the fathers?

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

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

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

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

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

Psychopath in the making!! 😲

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

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

@@briang8579 WHEEZE 😂😂😂

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

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

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.

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.

How do you know this :)

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

How do you know

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

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

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

Live near them, your sympathy will disappear

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....

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.

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

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.

Michelle Kourea said is successful hi is my dad

Probably all in prison and prostitutes

Time stamp?

@@mrs.moffett9278 @57:00

welfare money

On the dole. More kids, more money for dope

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

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...

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

Teddy Chihuahua cute little doggy!!!!!!

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

Do you remember their names?

That is great to hear!! 🥰🤗😁

I liked how it wasn’t leading questions too

First one to mention this😥

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.

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

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

Where are they all now?

I would love to know what happened to them

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!!!!!!!

Tinker Twit oh I know, happens all the time

HAHAHA TRUUU

Zebra Warrior that's funny because mine is ad free.

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.

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

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

emmy the one who lives in Leicester

emmy I have 2 brorhers

What part was that

I was completely shocked at that too!!

not in my lobby my thoughts exactly

not in my lobby ..Because she's not a fit parent. Did you not catch that from this video?? Come on now, pay attention.

princess .natti Highly doubt it...

I found the three sisters on fb Codie grant !they all look like they are doing well !

liz Shipp... how can you tell thats them? They said their last name in the doc (the mom when they were discussing the eviction) & she didn't say "Grant".??

Laura Nichols it's definitely them

Laura Nichols she did When they were talking about court she said they're always blaming us "the grants done it" (or something to that effect)

Once you live out in the countryside or with alot of time like these kids, you get used to death, this stuff doesnt phase normal people.

This is exactly what i have been thinking. Would be interesting to see an update of those featured in this documentary.

I was the same age as these kids when this documentary got made and i never went to school either and the school never bothered getting in touch with my parents it was a case of if you turn up you turn up if you dont you dont. I just seen it as normal and like these kids i also used to drink and take drugs from the age of 11 it was just how it was on council estates back in the 90's and i loved my childhood and i turned out ok and so did a lot of the friends i grew up with. On the whole most of us ended up with good jobs and a good life a few have been in prison but id say 80% of us have done well. It was just a culture thing back then we lived on the streets more or less and it didnt matter what our parents tried to do it didnt keep us in the house.

You said it - it's old and back then how were they to enforce it? There were thousands of delinquents and sadly too many to keep tabs on - many slipped through the net.

There's this kid in my class who LITERALLY hasn't turned up for all of secondary and nothings been said and sometimes kids parents do 'home education' but don't learn why tbh