Growing Up Poor: Boys' Struggles Exposed | Real Stories Full-Length Documentary
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Growing Up Poor: Boys (Poverty Documentary) | Real Stories
Filmed over one summer Poor Teens follows three very different teenage boys. All on the cusp of adulthood and dealing with the normal pressures of growing up with one similarity - they are all having to survive on under a tenner a day.
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I'm glad to read that Frankie is doing so well in life now. He was the only one of the 3 who actually tried to get a job and tried to get out of his circumstances. No whining, no complaining, no blaming. He has his head straight.
They were all looking. One of them went into the army. That's not good enough for you?
He was also the convicted felon, yes?
@@DCFelix67 Yeah and not everyone's meant for a regular job, some people need more action, you can tell that guy had a bit of aggression and was very active so he would make a good soldier I think.
Glad to hear that also.
They have a right to whine, only to those who are to blame however, which is very very very very very few people, aka their parents.
I really pray for Frankie. He doesn't blame anyone else for his situation and has not only learnt from the past but is also putting in the effort to improve his future. I really admire him as well as others who work hard to improve their situations. The others don't seem to realise that volunteer work gives them experience and contacts that eventually lead to jobs.
Learnt? And I'm sure he knows that volunteering is good for his resume otherwise he wouldn't be doing it but like you said who wants to work for free
Read the update above, this is it in part "In November 2016 Frankie graduated Honours BA in Computer Animation (2-1) by the University of East London. He is now working as a Software Consultant with Sparta Global and is very excited about his future in an industry he loves."
I've watched the kids, girls and the lads poverty docs. It seems like cigarettes and alcohol are too cheap in the UK. And condoms too priсey.
Even contraceptives are fee in the UK.
The tobacco aint cheap trust me.
Biff Kelly pretty sure that was sarcasm bud.
Everyone knows to "Not Feed the Animals" in the wild because they will forget how to fend for themselves but we won't do humans the same favor and ultimately they are lifetime dependents supported by taxpayers. The requirements to be on government assistance is skewed terribly because they allow unlimited funds spent on tattoos, alcohol, illegal drug use, cell phones and internet usage, some even afford vacations. As a landlord I see those that actually need help and the enormous waste of the majority.
The cheapest form of wit Or some would say a half wit
God bless that woman who feeds all the kids!!! I pray someone saw this who was able to help her and her cause!
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I grew up with in an abusive home life and my father was a violent alcoholic. When I was 15 years old the violence escalated towards me. I fled my home after my father violently attacked me in the middle of the night. I got a job and rented a room and finished my education by working nights and going to school in the day time until I graduated. It can be done and it makes you stronger.
I don't know who you are but I'm proud of you. Congratulations! 👏🏻👏🏻
You are so strong I am very proud of you too!
Nothing beats hardwork, discipline and a will to change and improve your life...
What would have happened if there was no work for you?
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God I wish Frankie all the very best in this world.
I hope so
Somebody said he already graduated and has a job.
He is so introspective, I have mad respect for Frankie.
I've noticed from watching these types of shows , that in this area of the world they have no clue how lucky they are to recieve so much assistance. And that every single person on benefits always has money to catch a buzz, cigarettes to smoke, walks around dripping in name brands like Adidas and Nike..... But can't take care of their kids. Bet than money would go a lot further with better priorities
Glad to find out Frankie has been doing well since this aired in 2013, has got a uni degree and all. Seemed like a diamond in the rough and proved it !! Well done lad
He got help. A viewer stepped up and Mentored him. It was great to read that. Frankie had a bit more stability at home too.
@@Nephthys-ness he deserved it. He's the only one of the 3 featured here who has potential anyways..
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Props to Frank for getting out of his situation and moving on in life
If you can't afford it don't have children and continue that cycle!
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Fair play to Frankie he's a grafter and he is trying to better himself he's a good lad hope he does well!!!!
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Frankie is really cool and hardworking dude. He'll be successful!
Hardworking and successful is not the same thing, kid.
@@roserevancroix2308 you can be successful in many ways, not just financially.
@@roserevancroix2308 it is bro....if i explain in physics, Hardwork is directly proportional to success.. The sooner u realise and understand, more successful and happy u become... But people often point out that even a labour does hardwork and so does a office person.....so whats the point of hardwork ...but the theory they dont understand is a office person can lose his/her job and be poor or unemployes as craigs mom. They dont work hard to try for another challenging job or to sart from zero or try to change themselves, they just accept the situation as it is... But always rememeber a labour never goes unpaid....
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every one is struggling in this corrupt world full of greed
true man sad
First get out off the stupid and save yourself
@Cowardly Custard True but that does not apply for every country; even people full of determination can get stuck if their environment doesn't allow them to grow and leaving is nearly impossible. I settled for a well-paid job instead of fulfilling my career, simply because the struggle of growing would leave me with little to zero progress economically speaking.
Poor but have 3 kids, smoke and rock full adidas clothes and dosent really wanna work...
Clothes probably fake copies from market.
@@paultaylor6821 or second hand
Adidas is cheap though, you can find some even at thrift stores.
Adidas is cheaper than Walmart
None of these people are actually poor. Poverty pretty much doesn't exist in the West and when it does it is usually self-inflicted.
I grew up in a worse pace in a 3rd world country. I remember loads of times when I slept hungry coz we can't afford dinner. Survived by staying in school (even if I have to crawl through mud or walk through hip-high flood, or swim) and getting grades good enough for free schooling and allowances, which I shared with my family to buy food. Took odd jobs during univ and graduated with honors. That was 7 years ago. I'm still not rich now but I could say I'm more or less contented. I never go hungry anymore and I can buy my needs, sometimes even wants. My sister is finishing univ soon too and I'm funding her. I think if you work really, really, REALLY hard enough, you could do something about your situation.
Blessings to you.
God bless you and your family. You are a true fighter. You deserve the good things in life!
Good for you man, you deserve every success.
@Jammy joe no more RACISM
You are amazing!
Big up to Frankie well done man 👊👊
I could only understand Frankie whenever he spoke. I’m so happy he was level headed and didn’t play the victim because of his past and graduated university with honors! Hats off to him!
Interesting doco/good eye opener for people in other countries to see what England’s poverty line looks like. Make more of these pls :)
Look at growing up poor kids in the UK its eye opening and the kids are freaking amazing!! We have the same problems here in America
Fair play to Frankie - just goes to show, you have to want it. Given an opportunity at the right time and doesn't let it go
Can’t afford kids, don’t have them.... don’t any of these kids know about contraception... take some accountability ffs....
I’m poor. I’m poor until I see my parents live in a normal house where there is hot running water and it’s free of rats and cockroaches. It’s a dilapidated Trailer in the Texas area. The most expensive item inside this place we call home is my degree from a traditional 4-year college where the kids came from rich homes and private schools. But I’m overwhelmed and feel suffocated bc I feel as though I can’t help my dear parents get out of here. I have a good job but it doesn’t help get my parents a better home. This makes me so depressed and I hide these personal feelings from the rest of the world. This is truly hard to keep in. Not even my close friends know of this misfortune. It’s not easy being poor but oh do I pray that one day in the very near future I can see my parents live my dreams I so want them to have.
fana406 bless your heart dear soul. Your parents likely want you to be happy and love them back the best way you know how. Thinking kind and loving thoughts to you for your mom and dad. 🌈
fana406 sending love and encouragement ❤️ you’ll make it through to the other side. I have faith in you!
fana406 Hope you were able to realize your dreams for yourself & your family. Well Wishes from Fla‼️
The best gift you can give your parents is succeeding and being a good person.
Keep your head up... God watches everything... and everything has its time I believe in you ... my prayers and hugs sent your way... I am you ...💜
Enough money for cigarettes, etc. Get the priorities right first.
After seeing the mother exit a room with a cigarette in her hand, I just checked the cost of them in the UK. The average cost of a packet of TWENTY cigarettes is 10.50 GBP ( 14.00 USD ). Five people in this family are living of , what is satirically known as , ' benefits ' , yet she can bring herself to waste money, along with her health and that of her family , on smoking.
There’s worse things than smoking
You need some pleasures in life,U would go insane otherwise
@@joshuaharrington3951 well we know that, but it is the money that could be used to provide better food.
The two friends with children talking to each other about baby food and milk, they seem like good dads. But I hope they found the motivation to work harder and smarter.
Their babies should be all the motivation they need.
i'mo REALLY happy to hear that frankie made something out of himself. there seems to be a complete lack of male role models or guides for these kids.as a mother to a son i can honestly say, as a woman i cannot teach my son to be a man, only another man can do that. i hope as these kids turn into fathers they stay long enough to teach the next generation.
I can understand their frustration but it really rubs me the wrong way when they complain about how much money they get a week. I understand it’s not a lot but they’re trying to help you the best they can. They can’t give you a middle class salary. Be grateful that you get anything and try to improve the situation. Welfare/benefits isn’t supposed to be lived off of for long periods of time.
I agree with you. Where I'm from the government doesn't give anything to anyone not even to single moms
Titii tetta same.
Frankie it's lovely, I hope that he is okay and the others fellas too.
These kids are old enough to get jobs at McDonalds, etc... I know it’s not much but at least they can help buy food etc..
You think McDonalds just has jobs to give anyone who walks in from the street?
@@isobella2303 Except in urban centers. That’s highly competitive. Do you even live in the U.K.?
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Without reading the comments at the start, I could tell Frankie had the grit and could grind out something good. Whereas Craig was always setting himself up to fail. It's all attitude.
There is a definite intelligence difference there as well
i was poor, i got out of it, il give you some advice how to do it, work hard, dont hang around with losers, go to church, dont have a baby until you can afford it. i was a council lad like these guys, i ended up owning two night clubs and retired at 39. its possible but you have to leave the losers behind.
All smoking, wearing earrings, brand name clothes. Maybe that #59/wk would last longer if not misusing the funds. I only pray that these young men found the ambition and turned their lives around.
KRIS SCHNEIDER general rule in America the better dressed a person is the smaller their bank acct. The richest people go around in reg jeans and tee shirts. This fake it till you make it has to stop,
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No one: Craig: *aimless punching and heaving breathing*
😂🤣😂
Every time it would come back to Craig and he’d be punching the air, I kept coming back to this comment lmao
Emily Belhumeur what time was that at? Lol i just started watchin’ this so yea..xx
Can't understand anything that 1st kid Craig is saying...
Very sad what some people have been made to go through in life. Poor does not mean invalid, dumb, worthless, or anything else other than just being poor. A country is only as strong as it's most vulnerable citizen. Maybe we should try and do better in our countries to help all people.
I pray that all these people are in better places in their lives in 2022.
The one Kid Frankie graduated from University a few years back and is a software engineer
Why doesn’t Craig’s Mom have Craig also look for a job? Maybe between the 2 of them they’ll be able to hold onto the house
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Hope Frankie is doing good. He's really trying. And for everyone saying "get a job" this documentary was done during the recession crisis. As someone who graduated college during the crisis, I couldn't even get a job at Dunkin Donuts let alone anything related to my degree. Worked pointless jobs until I landed something much better like 3 years ago. So it took me 7 years in total to get a decent job after college. Funny thing is I took out a very low amount in student loans never expecting that it'd take me 10 years to pay them off.....
Well done for hanging in there! So pleased that you finally got a job in your industry.
Well the thing is that they don’t even seem to be trying (Frankie excluded).They should do just what you and many other of us had to do. Take whatever job there is available to get started and then work your way to where you want to be. Get out there. Can’t expect everything to get handed out to you.
@@DeuKKeoN Agreed.
Also , for a man with his skills he's better off perfecting his work and doing what he wants to do effectively .
@@DeuKKeoN They want lots of money and not working at all. Too bad for them it doesn't work that way. Frankie js the only one I see has potential here.
U cant afford the basics,,yet your gonna get Pregnant...nice..we hav the same problem in the USA...
It's not by coincidence this is happening in a country with vast numbers of social injustice and income inequality. More prisons, more homelessness, more social deprivation than any other country in Western Europe. Next stop privatized prisons by Virgin Group. That's where it is heading. I moved from being penniless in London despite having 2 degrees finding it impossible to even get a job interview to a business owner in Ethiopia running a sustainable agribusiness business. There is no future in the UK or the West.
I never understood this. .nor participated ....God bless them through their journey...
@@roserevancroix2308 that is very true. i am a single mom raising my daughter by myself..i think the equality has made men not wanna work or support their family's. when you're only one person you cannot be at home with your child and at work..it causes alot of sadness and stress to know not one person will watch your child so that you can have a job and support your child.you feel like your stuck in a cycle and hole that you cannot get out of..not only that the drug epidemic has caused alot of people to have to raise a child by their self.with men who dont wanna work or do anything with their life..just bum off other people including the mother of their kids.and they could care less if their child has clothes or food or a place to live. with most grandparents not wanting to watch their grandchildren so the mother can go to work saying they already raised kids and its thier time to relax at home seeing as then the husband or man supported the family and the mother didnt have to go to work and still sits at home and doesnt understand why you can barely make it or on your own unable to get a job til your child is old enough to watch theirself and be home alone so you can go to work..and all the laws now make it almost impossible to leave your child unattended even when they are teenagers, they wont even let a child off a school bus without you standing at the busstop and releasing your child to you.so pretty much even when their in school you only have from 9 am to about 5 pm to go to work around the school. their is no help with daycare most of those are only open from 6 am to 5 pm..and if you have no vehicle.you have to walk your child to daycare in a stroller.get on a bus.get to work on time.get on a bus to town.walk to the daycare.pick up your child before they close.and walk home..they need more help with daycare and transportation and single parents struggling to make it.not everyone can drive or has transportation..not everyone has family that will watch kids so you can go to work.just trying to raise children with no income whatsoever.and 10 dollars a day in foodstamps to eat on not helping you with basic needs like toilet paper diapers clothing or anything else even taking years just to get help with housing..sleeping on family members couches with your newborn no bed or anything else.in the united states is worse than the u.k. there is no help here like their is there.they are actually lucky to get help with housing and clothing and everything else. i wish i was living in the u.k. because i dont think id struggle as bad as i have
Amber Zenisek hang in there. I know it's hard. my mom was divorced when me and sister were 3 and 5. I watched my mom struggle for years. as soon as I was 14 I got a job in restaurant. helped mom pay bills, buy food. they need to hire more child support enforcers. yeah, our welfare system is a joke. you can have food stamps. but you can't buy toothpaste to brush after eating. you can't have all kinds of soap or cleaning supplies. that never made sense. I was proud to give my mom my paycheck every Friday. made me feel like the little man of the house. It was only part-time minimum wage. but it helped a little. I do not understand why some poor women, keep having kids in poverty. my mom got her tubes tied after divorce and 2 children. just keep holding your head up, don't let it get you down.
We have the same problem in Canada! Our welfare system here is like having a job without having to leave your home.
I was happy to hear frankie made it Normally it's a sad ending watching These documentary
You know, like you can buy brand name clothes from thrift shops or Goodwill, right? You expect them to like walk around in loin cloth and rags, I guess
Seems to me that if/when people are given benefits that they should also be given financial education so that they can survive on the benifits. Education is the answer to getting out of poverty, both financial education as well as career planning so that they know they are at least on the path to change that's an improvement on what they have grown up with.
Frankie seems smart. I like him.
Condoms are a really good investment
lmao
They sure can be. Way cheaper than not getting them thats for sure
it's a downright shame that those kids are not educated enough to know the basics of life, like contraceptives, the dangers of smoking and alcool
@A Sojourner spot on. No excuse for them. Tories slogan of working out of poverty is the right way of thinking, whether the mandate has worked is another thing. But we can't keep handing out freebies.
Sure is..just doesnt feel right 😅
Fascinating doc. Wish all these young lads the best.
Just saw a comment from an American asking for subtitles and I immediately burst out laughing. I live in Australia and can understand this documentary perfectly, I also can understand what Americans say. I understand if English isn’t your first language but like how embarrassing to ask for subtitles if English your native language 😂
That comment got me too. Haha. I was like, “uhm ...it’s English.”
I like to see this stuff cause my family is classified as poor as well but this allows me to see what other's go through. We're all different even if there are similarities.
Same here
You don’t have to stay there!
Frankie seems like an amazing kid. I wish him all the best.
Frankie is doing something about it, the other 2 are scabbing off the system like so many others. There needs to be a massive overhaul of benefits and getting these people involving themselves in the community more and making them contribute to society.
I may not have it all now, but when I was growing up, I grew up poor sometimes I didn't had nothing to eat. At age of 9 I deciced to save money by doing errands for neighbors and then I bought bunch of candies and started selling them, I wanna think I did good, I was able to afford some new shoes and uniforms for school. When I got older I got the opportunity to go to college and I graduated, I have a house a car and my little family and I want to say that I might not be rich but I live comfortably. I had a chance to do something in life and I didnt let that chance pass by. If I did it, then pretty much everybody can do it. Dont limit yourself!
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Compared to other countries with poor families you're still lucky,,l could say very lucky living in the uk,, it is up to you to make a better life for your selves,,l believe that there are lots of job in cities that you can find.
Generational trauma! Sad documentary of life. Plain and simple. Most of us are struggling, barely living. Life should be more than this, like the neighbor who cooks to feed her neighborhood. More of that!!
This documentary seems pretty old but I hope Frankie is pulling through.
@bag man That's what they said, he got a career.
@bag man that is him...
they're too young for most of them to get into parenthood...but i'm not here to judge. these are circumstances, education, lack of education that lead them to poverty, among other things of course. they're brave enough to handle the situation
I could never kick my kids out at 18... No matter what. Can't afford them don't have them.
Jag Girl Same. My oldest is away at college but she knows she can come home anytime.
@@2l2q36 revolving front door.. Lol Mind you when my daughter was 14-17, I could have throttled her sometimes.. 😯 Those hormones can get crazy. She's my best friend now at 28.. She was home the longest. Didn't move completely out until about 24. But I didn't mind. She was studying nursing.
That's usually when the government stops giving he parents money for the children. So no incentive to keep them around. Sad cycle.
thx Shelly 4 your hard work along with Frankie. i will now watch 2 c how it all started
So happy for franky 💙
I can understand the drugs. I can understand the alcohol. I can understand the crime. What I simply cannot comprehend is the incessant obsession with breeding non-stop. I wish "poverty" was this luxurious in my country in Africa.
I agree. Stop breeding, it's bad for us and the planet
It's for benefits
Exactly dont have kids unless married and can add them
It's so sad
If you take away the expensive drugs and the expensive alcohol and the working time lost due to crime and jail, there would be much more money left to raise the children. Sad you understand all the bad and illegal things and not how people have and want babies. Also they should of course get married first, instead of having them outside of marriage. Instead of drugs and alcohol buy books and instead of going to jail, work.
succeeding in life isnt guaranteed, but to have a really good chance it isnt a mysterious secret. its really basic. 1-dont have ANY children until you have a full time job, a home, & even better, married. 2-earn more money than you spend. 3-you already are doing great if you have done the previous things, youre welcome.
My family was very middle class and well off. However, my family was also dysfunctional! My father would often beat my mother because my mother would drink and then insult my father and batter him. When he couldn’t take any more, he would punch her and pull her by the hair and then the police would be called to our posh house, it was bloody awful growing up like that. So, even I had to escape! I’m 65 now and I have had a successful adult life but my life could have gone so badly. Some parents drag their children up and if you are lucky, you will escape but it takes determination like Frankie. God Bless him.
I grew up poor I couldn't afford Adidas clothing
Probably fake copies from market
Me too. I'm just happy to eat 3 times a day back then. These kids are out of this world.. Poor but wearing brand name clothing. The nerve! 😒
I could when I bought it second-hand
@@paultaylor6821 even fake adidas/nike costs more than cheap regular clothes
I love that the viewer helped Frankie out. That's excellent. I feel that any and all businesses there should be helping those less fortunate if they are able. If they are paying their bills and earning a living themselves they should be reaching out to help support their locals. A community supporting its citizens. Plain and simple. Interview them, judge as best you can that they are sincere and have potential then hire them on in any way that you can.
P.S. The wonderful Mum who is feeding the youth as best she can by cooking more than they need is a saint. Let the local businesses follow her suit.
No fathers seems to be a key in this dysfunction
Every female in these documentaries is married to the government.
Our prisons in the U.S are full of young men with one thibg in common. They claim a single mother and life being hard. Fathers are the cure. Single fathers dont fill the prison system single moms do.
Well I'm American they would be your average democrats
ghost Unix: Why are the highest rates of teen pregnancy and single mother households in Republican red states?
@@martiwaterman1437 The democrats live in Republican States to Bleed us but if you re elect Mr Trump he will give all woman free contraceptives/defence classes/rape whistles and even a free trump supporters coffee mug.
Gotta love all the perfect people in these comments 🙄 how about stop judging?
You're judging people for their comments.
Dude somebody tell franky to change that degree, games design is absolutely useless fam Edit - He’s actually doing extremely well, with a BA in Computer Animation Honors and is working as a Software consultant. Proof that working smarter and harder works, got outta the ghettoes, can’t say the same for the others.
he was only 16 at the time so it was a general goal, anyway heres a little thing i found on this page... useless or not the goal got him through.. In November 2016 Frankie graduated Honours BA in Computer Animation (2-1) by the University of East London. He is now working as a Software Consultant with Sparta Global and is very excited about his future in an industry he loves.
RC Codes oh mad, guess it worked it well for him, good for him he’s made it out
Copy paste In November 2016 Frankie graduated Honours BA in Computer Animation (2-1) by the University of East London. He is now working as a Software Consultant with Sparta Global and is very excited about his future in an industry he loves.
Ate those words huh? No offense. But game design has been and always will be a somewhat profitable career (with the right people of course) especially now 3/2019
Brittany Hall wow I'm so offended
"I don't know how they expect people, adults, to live off £59 a week"... They don't! That's why you're supposed to get a job.
Quite simple, get a job.
Yeah because it's just that easy lol you don't have a clue
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Poor people always smoke. Literally sending money up in smoke. Lots of it
Only I, the money man, am allowed to experience intoxication frequently. The rest of you peasants are simply substance abusers.
ＴＡＳＴＹ／／ＦＵＧＵ Lol
It doesn't make any difference when you can't save money anyways.
I'd like an update on their situation. I hope they are doing well.
Frank's the only one with pride and determination
Such a shame the myths of student finance in England scares people off. It's not a traditional loan at all and should be seen as a progressive tax instead. It's a university tax and should be named as such.
Is it just me but I dont understand how they can afford cigarettes, leaving lights on during the day when no one is in the room and keeping the tv on all the time. It adds up. I hope the dog didnt starve to death. I would feed my animals before I would eat. Luckily chickens lay eggs and dogs, cats, chickens and myself all eat eggs.
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the chickens will eat the chicken eggs too? i wondered that before.
That’s kinda messed up feeding a chicken eggs..
Craig has some major anger issues and thinks he's entitled. The way he speaks to his mom is unacceptable. In every documentary I have watched about poverty in the UK, someone always says, "How do they expect us to live on X amount a week?" They don't. They expect you to get a job.
i agree
But if you can't get a job, what then?
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a crisis loan of $15 to feed a baby my god these guys are so screwed
Teenagers having babies, going on benefits, struggling to make ends meet, raising their children in poverty, their children become teenagers, they start having babies, going on benefits, struggling to make ends meet, raising children in poverty, their children become teenagers, they start having babies, going on benefits... break the cycle. Be the first or even the last in your family to break out of the repeated mistakes and do better for yourself.
It's a pattern that's hard to break. My mother had just turned 16 when I was born. My father was 17. We lived on relief. He was mentally unstable and the environment was bad. I ended up with 7 siblings. No one completed high school. All the girls were pregnant before marriage.The marriages all failed. some more than once. Alcohol and drugs are part of the pattern. So is prison. I was like Frankie though. I talked an HR person at Ma Bell into giving me a job if I could pass the tests. I did and it was the way out of the crap life. It was a career type job that paid well. I was drafted and decided to go into the Navy. Twice the time of the Army but a better education in my trade plus some. When I was laid off in 1985 I started a business in the same field, Telecommunications. Initially I was everything. I sold the equipment, installed it, handled all the office work. I didn't want to borrow to do it. I lent myself $1000 and paid it back the next month. I was using a Chevette to work from. I retired from the business 32 years later. I married at 21, she was in her last year of college and got her BS. It's 49 years now. My son is a Civil Engineer with two degrees and doing very well. My wife and I paid for all of his education so he could graduate debt free. He is a construction superintendent in Washington DC. He works at least 10 hours a day but it's what the job requires. I told him one time that I'd worked all that over time so wouldn't have to work long hours but its the life he's chosen. He's just glad not to have to travel from site to site. Some of my siblings don't bother with me. I think it's jealousy. All their children have followed the pattern of their parents. and it''s not looking better for their grandchildren. It's difficult to talk to some of them. I can't talk about my son and his success. He has a good wife and two good children. Almost all of them owe me money I'll never get back. My wife has been very good about that. We've loaned to her brothers for the down payments for their homes and they've paid us back. It's hard to break out of the lifestyle. It costs you something. I'd love to have had more time for leisure and not work 10-12 hour days but I accomplished what I wanted.
That's awesome, u should be very proud!
34:20 Ah, the classic: _Can't work because I have no experience because I can't work because I have no experience because I can't work..._
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You’ve got to admit, this is a problem for young people. For old folks, they’re not allowed to “officially” say, “You’re too old,” so they turn you down with, “overqualified.” Too old to get hired, too young for senior benefits. Regular welfare, they look at you and say, “In less than two years you can get old age benefits. By the time you get qualified, the two years’ll be up. Better look for work.” So you get sent back to the employment office!
The old shame and terror of past generations getting pregnant out of wedlock served a good purpose. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who did. Yes, it led to other serious difficulties if a girl did get "in trouble," but it would help a lot if these kids had some sense of consequences.
Exactly that is exactly one of the reasons why fornication is prohibited in Islam and other religions
I see a lot of hanging around and not much job hunting :(
Itt: folks that don't know what growing up poor does to the mind
Oh please
Dead End They don’t want to work government is supporting them not to work .
How Wesley gon go out his way to try to help his buddy& his baby but his baby mother & own baby were there struggling too. Smh
Not the right time to have children. Not fair for the baby.😤
Have a baby with a child and complain that they can't support it financially. 😕
@@03298kjskdjf She's not very smart. He was 17yrs old. How old is the child's mom?
Poor people have more children because they make them feel better about their situation.. Can't afford a xbox? Have a new baby to play with!
@@UnseenThreat07 It's insane. Trying to find money for milk. Complaining that the benefits isn't enough. 😯
How come they all complain about not having money for baby milk? Their mothers are walking milk machines. Why is breast milk not an option. IT IS FREE and better for the childs' health.
These videos are interesting to watch and get a sense of how others live . I’ve noticed though that most of these kids who live in poverty, have money for cigarettes and alcohol, their homes are filty dirty , and having babies adding to their struggles. Smh
wow what an eye opener, i am very happy to read and hear about Frankie and how he has excelled, wonder what happened with wesley and craig... love doco's like these
Damn craig has empty cupboards but a wardrobe full of adidas he must be soooo poor. Yea
& a dog = $$$$$$$$$$
Chloe Borg he has designer clothes but if he has bought them way before he started living on survival. No one wants second hand clothes in exchange for cash. Only charity shops soo.. either way he ain't eating..!!
It is a bit confusing.. I’m thinking he got them before he got in his situation or maybe a friend have them to him 🤔 but here in the U.S. we can find name brand stuff at second hand stores, especially if you live in a nice area, more nice things at second hands!!
Yea maybe but where im from poor means u have nothing to wear and eat let alone have a wardrobe full of brand cloths
He's still in a so called developed nation so everyone still has clothes ya know? I'm poor af and still have a phone.
Will there ever be a follow up documentary made with these three lads?
So glad to read this. What a great outcome
The best way to overcome poverty is education and hard work. A big problem in western society is that a military draft is no longer and required high school graduation is no longer. Every male should do at least 2 years military service and be required to graduate high school. This experience will get the mind right to tackle life's challenges better than without it.
british people always claiming they are so broke and poor but can still afford nice clothes, beer and cigs
I grew up poor in Australia and I was not weareing any brand names.but My sweet dad used to buy me some Nike shoes when he had a win on the horse races. God bless him. Love you daddy 😘❤️ he is waiting for me in heaven in our dream House. 😌🏩
Judgy much?
They could join the army and Break into Catholic Homes in the 6-County Colony in North East Ireland!
Aww bless them they are all really nice lads, Graig mother is just the worst out of them all, she’s thinking about herself and literally leaving her son homeless and starving, what kind of mother would do that to her child?!? She’s the one who put him in this predicament, I hope he is doing well now, even the black lads seemed so sweet with their children and franky is the best out of them all, his lucky he’s got brains and was able to succeed. But not everyone is clever, not everyone is able to go to uni people need to realise that.
well one thing I do know,I'd never leave you!
Have you lost your mind? He was an adult man sitting on her couch playing video games. He really took that money from a poor pregnant woman too. I couldn't believe he took that small change from her and then went and sat on a couch again. People with crap parents work every day without Mommy and Daddy's encouragement. She was crap, but he was even bigger crap in my opinion. We can agree about Frankie though. He is a good kid with a lot of potential.
Brilliant doco, hope the lads got what they dreamed for x
20 regals and a strong bottle of cider?
Frankie got that hunger to get to where he wants to be. Truly is amazing seeing a guy in a place he doesn't want to be and working tooth and nail to get out.
If you mom needs to sell the house you live in? You do not bring in some money? Shame on you!
Their accent is difficult to understand
I met a lot of these types of guys who thought the Army was a safe bet. Kidding on that they have the balls to go on demployment yet either never bother applying or drop out within the first 2 months of basic.
Poor people: smoking, expensive clothes, blaming the government. Rich People: cheap clothes, not bad habits, blaming themselves for mistakes
I had to apply to 150+ jobs before finding one. Get on it, boys.
Wow, didn't know it was so though in the escort business. Had to give out lots of free samples did you?
@@Shinkajo you boogie-brained troll
@@Shinkajo you're a trash individual. Shame on your poor parents...
if craig is a qualified welder there is plenty of work...scotland,germany,france etc...you have to travel and what has he got there??
It’s scary how much I relate to Craig’s anger when outwardly it looks so childish but in the end he’s made a choice still, at some point you have to move on
I hope that Frankie didn’t let student loans and classmate who aren’t like him, deter him from registering. Whenever you think “ I can’t afford to”, the truth is, you can’t afford NOT to. I know this doc is old, but I hope eventually he did it! He’s the only one really determined to break the cycle.
5 seconds in... All I see is Adidas, Everlast.... 🙄
Poor, but popping out kids one after the other and always some money for ciggies
Maybe they should teach them at school to keep their legs together. So many single.moms and teenage moms these days its apathetic. And the only thing media does is blaming the father and calling these stupid women "brave". Hail feminism.
fascinating how they always have money for cigarettes!
Bestwick1983 It’s all paid by hard working tax payers .
...and tattoos, playstation, designer chav wear...
Bestwick1983 they keep having more kids, for extra money, bigger house, another 18 years of welfare-benefits. It's ridiculous. In America the maximum amount welfare check is for 2 children. you do not get extra money for more children, only more food stamps, extra bedroom. 2 kids or 8 kids. check does not increase. where I live it is 355 for 1 kid 415 for 2 kids maximum. you do not get rewarded for having more children.
The 1 thing that really ticks me off most about these people is the fact that they have kids when they have no money. I don't get why people have kids before they have their lives together. I feel sorry for the kids that will suffer cause of their parents. They complain about having kids when they shouldn't have kids in the first place. The thing I most about this video is the community and the willingness to help which is great and I don't have such where I live. I wish the best for these guys.
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these boys are just like the poor girls. .they need LOVE,HELP, and money....hope someone loves these girls and boys enough to help them if they can spare the time,money,and affection..they just need the love.