Leave it to the Republic to come up with this angle on the economy.
In an article titled, Recession spawns stress, sometimes abuse, in parents, the daily regales readers with news about an up-tick in injuries caused by “caregivers” in the past two years, which they report is linked to the troubled economy. Some families are even inquiring about “giving up their children” to others who could take better care of them.
“When you’re stressed about money, it’s hard to be a good parent.” they quote one mother as saying.
It appears there is a story within the story here. “Caregivers” is an odd term for parents — more accurately used to describe paid day-care workers. And parents too stressed to keep their own children speaks more to the parents than the economy. We’ve all heard stories of families facing hard times after the economic crash in the 1930’s. Families struggled and times were tough, but they forged ahead together.
What a stretch, but so typical of this newspaper. From their perspective, families only have merit if they are here illegally
You’re right about “care givers.” It is a term Communists use to let you know that you don’t have kids. The State has kids and you are the “care giver.”
How interesting that the report focuses on a “single mother of four” whose children are all under ten years of age. She moved to Arizona looking for a job and found one that didn’t pan out. Obvious question is where is the Dad or Daddies of these children? How much contact do they have with their children? Who is supporting them now that she decided to come to Arizona looking for work? I suspect it’s us. THAT’S THE REAL STORY!!
I thought the same thing AJ.
And what a genius this child producer must be, thinking that Arizona is the place to come for employment.
If anything, this recession is a lesson to kids about saving and planning. Even people who never thought their jobs would be affected are being laid off. Kids who are old enough can benefit from learning about budgeting, meal planning, grocery shopping, energy conservation and other great lessons. I’ve a feeling that these hard times are going to be around for quite some time: the kids need to learn that the gravy train has been “derailed”.
Ask anyone under 30 what do with the following ingredients
water/milk
flour
salt
and they don’t have a clue. Of course, anyone, such as myself who was raised by a child of the depression, can answer the question.