Surviving Against the Odds: Teenage Tales of Poverty | Growing Up Poor | Real Stories
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- Опубліковано 2 бер 2019
- Growing Up Poor: Girls (Poverty Documentary) | Real Stories
Filmed over one summer Growing Up Poor - Girls follows three very different teenage girls. All on the cusp of adulthood and dealing with the pressures of growing up with one similarity - they are all surviving on under a tenner a day.
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Shelby "Everyone has problems, even rich people have problems. They just dont have problems about money". A very wise young lady.
Yes. I think Shelby is the one who will make it if anyone does.
very true look at Michal jackson Whitney Houson Heath Ledger Amy Winehouse .... so on all swimming in money literally and they all passed away like flies they had so many problems other then money .:: why can’t people not just be happy with what they have be content .
I was so hopeful for her and then read at the end that she was 6 months pregnant. I hope that she is able to make a good living for herself and her baby. She seemed to have the best head on her shoulders.
Luca Rossi yes but the point is money doesn’t cut it they were rich being rich didn’t get rid of there problems.
@@roxannemua9350Money is not happiness. Money does not cure addiction and metal illness. Your comment is definitely a blind one.
I thought I was fluent in english until I watched it
edit: why are y’all so mad in the comments about me not understanding what they are saying lmaooo leave me alone
HAHHA
Yeah I was just looking for this kind of comment...
camila Well clearly you are not fluent in English. You may be interested to learn that the Yorkshire accents you heard are probably the closest we now have to the English accent of Shakespeare's time. So while Shakespeare, if he came back, might well be able to understand these girls he certainly would not be able to understand you.
Who is therefore the more fluent in English?
Its just different accents
@@johnarmstrong3782 lol sensitive much!!😂😂😂
living in a dirty home is depressing, ppl don't realize they're harming their mind.
Couldn’t agree more. The state of the house or rooms is a representation of the state of mind the person is in.
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they are not the most motivated people.
I agree! I just reorganized my kitchen and I feel so much better lol!
Shelby was honest about herself, she felt lazy, didn’t want to do anything. Even though the pay at the store is the same as getting benefit, she still decided to go to work
Glad she took the job. One job will possibly lead to another one. Wish her the best.
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Being a slave is awsome.
@@Koevid-IVFPandemieAngstPornoNO we are all slaves to what is most important in our life, If they see Jesus loves them unconditionally and wishes to be their friend & forgive sin it happens
Every time I watch a UK documentary it’s some pregnant teen smoking a cigarette! WTF?! Smh
Raqueal Henry its disgusting!
That's their country
That's europe in general lol
😂😂😂😂😂literally
Welcome to England
Every time i see something from england, i feel like its 15 years old footage-
@@kon9353 SO? thats like 8 years.
then 20 years old.
still think everything from england looks so old :P
Because they are way behind usa
The US military stationed in the UK say that it’s like the 1940’s with television.
Because it is 😅
Ikr
THIS GUY POINTS OUT AMBER BEING 20 WEEKS PREGNANT AND STARTING A MAKEUP CLASS. HE SAYS NOTHING ABOUT BEING 20 WEEKS PREGNANT AND SMOKING!
Its very common for english to smoke while pregnant especially in the 2000s
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I thought the same thing their priorities are backward and maybe that's part of the problem
@@mackinzielizabeth872 Well, that explains an awful lot about the British then.
I grew up very poor in the Philippines, much worst than their situations, but I didn't give up and I finished my bachelors degree. Sometimes people need to dream high. Now I am a nurse here in the US.
I like Shelby habits. She is hard worker and was trying to improve herself. At least doing job in a store.
True...
Shes the only one who isnt blaming anyone else and is actually trying to make a change. The other two are just dwelling waiting for the government to save them.
Sooo trueee
Have you ears or are you deaf? Did you not hear she DID NOT GET MORE MONEY AS SHE WOULD HAVE ANYWAY WITHOUT WORKING. But if she refused to work for this hunger wage, they would even take away this from her.
@@marcelbork92 what
"I'd never get rid of a baby if I had one"... *smokes and drinks while pregnant*
😁😁😁😄😃😄
Seriously!? WTF.
Ikr 😂
Poor Shelby, out of everyone, she looks the cleanest and decent. I hope it works out for her
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Is there anyway I could send her any funds. Does she have a gofund me site?
What's her @??
I hope it works out for all of them.
Everytime I watch a documentary about the UK The house is always trashed and the girl is always pregnant and smoking. Whats the deal..
What's the deal with all these trashy pregnant smoking girls?
-Jerry Seinfeld, I think
Its funny because you can be poor and still clean. This is nasty poor lol
Socialism
England has definitely changed...and not in a good way😥
@@wonderfulwenna2710 England never changed. It's the same caste society that has always been. XIX century poors are not different than XXI century poors.
December 2014
Shelby is very well. She is running two virtual franchises and both are having some success. She would like to thank viewers for their continued support and for their kind words.
March 2013
Shelby
Message from Shelby "Thank you doesn't seem to be enough for the gifts and donations that have been sent. It's really nice of everybody. I'm really touched that people have gone to the trouble of sending me things and really grateful they have. Thank you very much!"
May 2013
Great news. Shelby has given birth to a lovely healthy baby boy. Mother and baby are great and enjoying getting to know each other.
thank you for the update..can i have her contact information?i would love to talk to her because we are just in the same age :)
Does Shelby have any social media accounts? It would be great to get to know her. Please?
I would like to sponsor her or at least help her out in some way. Do you have her contact info? Her story really touched me as I can relate to it
Her social media accounts would suffice, she an inspiration...
☺☺👣🍼🍼Great!!! Congratulations. ☺👣👣🍼🍼I wish you and your 👶 the Best in 2020 and more Years to Come...😀😄🌠🎊🎉🎄🎅🎁
Bridie has an attitude of entitlement that will be her undoing. After getting an independent housing situation and donated necessities, she chooses not to pay the rent, though she has the money. Then comes a three week notice. Her response - "I just didn't pay it". Sometimes it's just ourselves who create the problems we have.
@@dollysinn The wealthiest people that I've known have lived on a budget that is comparable to my household's. And although we do alright for ourselves, we are certainly not wealthy! That's for damned sure! However, we have gone through very hard times, especially when we were very young, far away from family, and too stubborn and too proud to ask for help, or to even accept it when it was offered most of the time. Our mentality was that if our rent and necessary bills (water, electricity, auto insurance) were paid, and we had food to eat, then there was no need to ask our families for help. Especially if we were unable to pay them back. My family is a lot better off financially than my partner's, so we were never even allowed to pay back whatever money they gave us. However, as hard as things were there in out late teens and early twenties, I was proud that when we reached our 30s, I could count on one hand how many times I had had to call home to ask for a little help. Never more than $175. And then only when things beyond our control, such as sickness and two automobile accidents, which were not our fault, made us unable to keep up on those major bills. My reward is hearing my grandparents and mother brag that they had raised me to be independent just like my twelve cousins. Yet of the thirteen of us, i was the only one to leave home at 18, and not ask for loans, or handouts every other week! Worth it!!!!
my son is this way...makes things harder then they have to be....
@@dollysinn You speak highly of the same people that have actively destroyed the middle class in America and Britain.
Yup! White culture entitlement!
@@lark6spur Racist.
People that never started life this far down the ladder as a product of a broken and dysfunctional family unit will never understand how tough it is to get out and away from it all.
A good start is maybe using birth control and trying to control ones habits
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Wait.....family comes in a unit??? I've never heard about this.....im 30. No kids. No family. Burying last member tomorrow. Im poor. Figured out life myself. With no arrest record so i dont think ive done too poorly by myself....though i do want better.
Takes a lot of determination and motivation.
I really hope these girls find their way
The saddest thing is when getting a job depends on your appearance. One poor girl I know was turned down several times because they said clothes didn't look good on her!
The saddest thing is when getting a job depends on your appearance. One poor girl I know was turned down several times because they said clothes didn't look good on her!
Woah. It seems like what my dad told me is real. The appearance does matter.
I was turned away for a job because of my acne.
Shelby is like, the hardest working out of all of them and THE LEAST SORRY FOR HERSELF. go her.
And then at the end it said she was pregnant.
She can land a decent husband if she thinks straight and uses birth control.
@@jenewok yea, that was a bummer
@@jenewok being poor and uneducated leads to unwanted pregnancies, it seems.
@@foto21 There has been recent study showing birth control changes the type of man you are attracted to, so that once you get off of birth control, you are no longer attracted to the same man because of your hormones.
Shelby says thanks to the bus driver. I like that
Most people do in the uk
She got pregnant.
ye its pretty common if you leave through the front entrance
Gf : not in America. Wish more people in America would say thank you.
We usually say thank you to the driver in Toronto, Canada as well.
'nuf sed
Shelby, if you're reading this, we are proud of the steps you're taking. You have a bright future. Continue to hustle and make the most of what's in front of you. You've got a lot of people rooting for you. Take care and stay safe.
You did not watch this to the end, right?
@@rebeccaa.3121 What was the point in making this comment? The ending wasn’t bad. Yes, she is pregnant and did not get a full-time job, but she was level headed and making the effort.
If they did a follow-up, I’d expect Shelby to be in a much better place. She has a good head on her shoulders and is willing to work to change her situation.
I honestly don't know she was 6 months pregnant and without a job according to what was said at the end.
I liked Shelby immediately more than the rest, she seems to have her head on straight. Very polite as well.
Until she got pregnant
@@jacilund2159 Why is it "until she got pregnant" with you people? You don't know her story. And some women who have babies at young ages can still come out on top. My mother had me when she was 19, working full time and going to college while my dad worked 3 jobs. We didn't have much either. 22 years later my mom has 3 degree and both of them are engineers and we are upper middle class. You don't know what she can accomplish.
@@mariex8168 My family too, my mom got my sister at age 19 and had to drop out. The problem here is that she's a sinlge mom.
...but 80% of them live lives of poverty.
@@vikingsoftpaw 80% of who? Not the dads obviously. I wonder, if they sacked up and sacrificed half of what these girls did for the life they BOTH created, maybe the mums wouldn't be so held back?!
I hope that Shelby is doing fine and has not stopped working her way up. She is such a lovely Girl and deserves opportunities. Lots of love, if you are reading this and that Nothing shall stop you!
@White Manand you are the incel of the day, well done.
@White Man Hahaha sure thing bud, now run along back to your bitter boys club.
That midwife is lovely. The way she relates to that 16 year old mother is just admirable. So kind and informative and no judging.
After reading this comment section it shouldn't be so hard to believe that we as people could find it so hard not to judge and simply express understanding and compassion while hoping the best for others.
Shelby really has a good heart. She just needs a little guidance and encouragement. I'd love to know how she's doing after all these years.
Aye.
Yes she is ,I wonder whatever happened To her this was a year ago.
Pregnant
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@@rjonesn7019 Oh no. This documentary was 9 years ago!
She has money for cigarettes? She didn't like her grandmother's rules so she walked out of a good home? She has no time to go to school or look for work, but has time to be stupid in the street? With the camera rolling? The problem isn't poverty, it's stupidity.
Often the one comes with the other one
Well, it's sad but true 😔
being that they are TEENAGERS, ya know CHILDREN they have a tendency to make dumb decisions. -.-
Al Person still kids tho lol
Yup I live in the Inner City you're exactly right with age comes discernment and most times Inner Cities offer absolutely nothing but street corners to hang on. I was one of them and I tell my kids all the time I am in the situations I am in now because everything comes full circle every action has a reaction and cause and effect. You don't think it at 17 or 18 but damn do those decisions all add up and make your kids pay for your hot headed decisions.
I understand poverty... but there still can be some discipline n cleanliness and some moral values.
agree
Agree
God, I can totally relate to Shelby. I feel so sorry for her. I was kicked out of the house at 17 because I stayed over a friends house for 2 days. Came back to all my stuff outside the house. When you have to start out young, you don't have anything; skills, experience, or know the ways of the world. But Shelby seems to have a good head on her shoulders and has ambition, not wanting to be on public assistance. Good for her. I wish her the best.
@Peanut Butter Yep, that's what you call an evil stepmother. Dad was out of town at the time. But when he got back, he never told me I could come back. So, I was on my own. He and stepmothers marriage didn't last, and our relationship has never recovered. Didin't seem like too good a tradeoff.
@@westernwanderer8397 Why blame the step mother more than your dad? She doesn't have as much of an obligation to you but you're his own biological kid - sounds more like evil dad to me
It was the stepmother who threw all my stuff out while my father was out of town for work. He's not blameless though. He should have intervened, but he did not. Suffice to say, to this day, we do not have a good relationship. I haven't seen him in five or six years. And Stepmom is now ex-stepmom, but due to her being unfaithful.@@pooscifer
Drinking coffee to make yourself sick so you’re not so hungry...Jesus. There’s something so very wrong about that.
i do tat too n trust me its works
YES, ITS A DISTRACTION FROM STARVING AND GOING CRAZY!!
This makes me understand how fortunate I am, I mean the fact that I don’t have to worry about my next meal, or where I’m going to sleep. Also, that I get to take vacations and spend money on unnecessary items is huge and I’m realizing how I’m just so lucky to be where I am.
These to me are not being poor.. I can live the way they live they have a house and little food.. me I live much worse in Asia.. they just need to dream and hope and change ...
Well, it's often not a matter of being lucky but using common sense and working hard at school to get a good job. A lot of these kids even realise that they were too lazy or simply didn't care enough at school and didn' t listen to adults the way they should have to make a better living, but they often don' t change anyway. So out of "knowing everything better" comes "having no perspective at all". Social welfare does the rest - as you can see when watching their "role model" parents... 🙄
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Did you come here to flex or what?
I need to watch this type of vid to remind myself of how extremely fortunate I am, even though I'm just below the poverty line. I still have so much more than these poor little girls. I hope they move on to happy, healthy futures.
I don't understand how anyone in the us is poor w / all the opportunities we have -- it's all about pushing yourself !!
I could not have said it better, sometimes I´m so unbearable because of the lack of money but God, I can eat and study and that is a fortune!
@@skaterccchick because of uni
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“I want to be a good mom” as you smoke cigarettes when you have no money and are pregnant
Having an addiction has nothing to do if you’ll be a good or bad parent
@@hannahf.572 yeah but smoking while pregnant does 😂 she’s harming the baby by smoking already off to a great start hey? If you want to be a good parent then stop harming your baby from your addiction
@@georgiabuttigieg6329 as if she had any half-decent role models around to show her how to be a decent mum. She grew up totally immersed in that lifestyle. Any mother who worries about how well she's doing has the capacity to be a good mum, she might just need some education.
... and she will pass her attitudes down to her kids, another generation of going no where...
It baffles me the fact that these pregnant impoverished teenagers always turn their nose up at any other pregnancy option, it's nothing to be ashamed of putting a baby up for adoption because you can't afford food and shelter. In fact, I think that's a much more respectable thing to do rather than force a poor helpless infant to live in squalor and starve.
I'm not a English speaker but i can understand English really well but this is something new for me.
When I read Shelby was pregnant I felt my heart hit my stomach. I was hoping she'd be a success story without teen pregnancy.
What's sup with these baby dad are there in the picture
@@anthonychase3752 if you think these girls ‘ lives are bleak, wait til you see the men :P
Long term birth control implants are free or highly subsidised. Come in hormonal and non hormonal form, might not be conformable but are more than 40 times more effective than the pill. Pregnancy is a choice nuff said
@@RNA0ROGER spoken like someone incredibly naive, incredibly young, or both.
she may very well be a success story anyway. Plenty of younger mums who do well in life. It is harder but certainly doable.
Shelby is the kind of person I’d root for. I wish you all the best.
As someone who came from a broken family with parents that has no permanent work, savings nor any property owned, I had to grow up fast. I am the eldest and I know I have to set a good example for my 3 siblings. It was tough because there is no government benefits where I am at. If you don't work, the government won't hand you even a single cent. I'm 31 now with my own family and 3 kids and I can say I live far from where I started as a kid. I worked any job I can get my hands on since I was 16. I've been a nanny, a maid, a liaison etc. I am with a really amazing company now and I'm really thankful for that My best friend on the other hand had more when we were kids but lives poorly now due to bad choices. I have tried helping her with money she needs to get a job and all but she would always find a reason to hold her back. She's older than I am and wants to have kids with her partner who does not also have a permanent job. I kept telling her having a kid would plunge them deeper than where they are but she won't listen. She still wants a child when they can barely feed themselves. I just don't know what to say to her anymore.
It's heartbreaking when you see your child make the same mistakes you did. Makes you wish you could shield them from this cruel world.
Yes,this world is about suffering.
Yes you can its just sad that parents forgot how to parent their kids
I have 5 children 4 girls 1 boy had my first girl at the age of 16 and I made sure they didn't follow in my footsteps ( birth control ) I put my girls on birth control at the age of 15 and today they all responsible young ladies 😃 I am still not a grandmother and don't think I ever will be . Hubby and I work our butts off to give them the best life possible . I honestly believe you can break that cycle if you really want to parents should start caring more about their kids and want only the best for them.
my kids today
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Shelby should be getting paid at least a little more for working in that store. That's really disappointing. Someone is profiting a lot off that free work they get. It's a dismal situation for all three.. I wish them all the best.
and they didn't even give her a full time job at the end of her placement. Sad. She really seemed the most alone out of all the girls
It's really a scam. Why would the market hire a full wage worker when they can have her do it for a fraction of the cost? Not only is it not helping her find a job, is actively decreasing her chances of finding a job by shrinking the job market.
Shelby is the only one that is honestly putting fourth the effort to change her life. I love her drive and ambition to want to succeed in life ..kudos to you Shelby 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
I love how humble Katie was the pure joy she displayed over the fact of getting better furniture it truly is the small things in life
OMG I'm just a stupid old woman. I cried when Shelby got her cooker and sofa. She really deserves a helping hand. Out of the 3 of them, she's the one that could do something good with her life. She just needs a help.
Shelby seems to be the most responsible of the bunch. Good personality as well:)
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40:12 "There's always something" that pretty much sums up what it's like to be impoverished. Save money for a goal, something else happens that drains what little you've managed to put away. Payment bounced, so of course the bank has to give you an NSF fee. It's a cycle that so very, very difficult to break free from, especially if you've started off from a poor household. Doing things "the right way" seems like a cruel joke. Good on Shelby for trying, I see a lot of my younger self in her.
Why can't she live with soneone else to share rent and utilities? Is it not allowed?
Shelby is such a sweet and smart girl. It was a bit surprising to read that she's already pregnant in the end, but I'm quite positive she'll find her way in life.
Wish I could help Shelby out. She is a wonderful girl who is trying hard to improve her life.
Yes she's old enough now thou because this was some years ago documentary i hope she's doing good
Well she ended up 6 months pregnant at the end
you can really see the difference it makes to have friends and especially family who are supporting you through hard times
It can make or break you
In Asian societies like India, even a poorest man would support its family till the end. Same is done when children grow up and parents get old. Even relatives are important in your life and they help whenever you are in need in every possible way. There's no concept of kicking out children at 18 or asking for rent/utility expenses from your unemployed son/daughter. Parents and children are very much committed to each other throughout their life. I see this love and care totally missing in these so called developed western countries, on social front its very horrible place to live.
What about people who has no friends and family.
some very judgemental comments here, but i truly hope these girls are okay. i hope they´re able to build up a future for themselves and the kids.
ok this something missing here in this doco
what about real poor boys age 12-15
who still like at home with their mum/dad who pay them to go school buy them used clothing
and boys 16-19 who looking for part time job and washing their money
on cigerets junk food not cleaning their own bedroom
not not saving money buy selling their childhood useless junk
and at 19 if the have a part time job/save money go on and rent a 2 bed room tiny house
Thank you for saying this. I think initially it’s easy to judge but we truly don’t know the details of what led these people to where they’re at and the decisions they make.
I agree; a lot of comes down to a lack of education and not to mention that it can be really difficult to break out of that situation and a lot of people like to tell you how to spend your money and judge your decisions when you're poor. I really hated when people would tell me how to live, yet if I passed any judgement on their life choices I didn't have a right to say anything
@@toomuchsci-fi ,
Heck yeah. I know what you mean. Looking from the outside its easy for people to judge you and see what you need to do to change (and they probably mean well) but you don't see it that way. It's different from your perspective.
You know what I mean? I just pray that life turns out well for these girls and other people out there who are struggling.
What a lot of people miss is that these kids are from poverty as well. It may seem dumb to some people but you really do have to learn to pay bills, take care of your finances, etc. When you are raised in a home that isn't paying their bills or taking care of their finances, you miss out on some important lessons that are going to be very costly to learn when you are on your own. That and starting out in the world with pretty much zero support in case anything goes wrong puts you behind the eight ball right from the beginning. There is a reason it is called "the cycle of poverty" and why people talk about "breaking out" of it. It is difficult to do.
Shelby always have smile on her face without moaning much about her situation and not showing even a small sign of stress on her face.. just feel for her somehow..wondering what happened to her during Covid-19 situation
i admire shelby for working just for the sake of it, especially since she could get the exact same amount on jobseeker. but man £55 for 30 hours? that's less than £2 an hour.. slave labour, shame on that store for taking advantage of her willingness to work.
This was in 2013, the minimum wage for 16-17-year-olds was £3.72. She likely didn't get the job because she turned 18 and they didnt want to pay her £5.03. Although totally agree its not enough!
I was teen in Eastern Europe after communism...My dad was losing hes job my mom was working for nothing.. I didn't have nothing...not even food. I've been hungry always. But i didn't smoke i finish the school...And even I've been sad sometimes i never forgut my parents efforts.
You are amazing Ginger Bread! Eastern Europe after communism? Strong survivor, you are. And your honour for your parents efforts is beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. Much love to you...
Sehr danke/ Merci beaucoup/ Baie dankie Ginger Bread. The only way is hard work, study hard and save money (also hard!). To be with OUT parents is better than BAD parents. Ruth 3:1. And Love is very important.
Very well done Ginger!! I am do glad you didn't pick up smoking...or drugs...or got yourself pregnant like these idiot girls...
You did the RIGHT THING!
All the best to you sweets! ⚘
bless you and your family
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Shelby deserves better. Hoping she is better off now.
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"Can I have a cig?" - Seriously? YOU'RE PREGNANT, AMBER!!
Atleast the 3rd girl was trying to work and had some ambition
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ok she is 16 and pregnant( not the end of the world.. it is going to be hard) but the smoking is killing me let alone the damage she is going to that baby
@Ami Ria Baby can still run into numerous development problems because she smokes.
@Ami Ria baby can be born with nicotine addiction and she's lucky if that's the only thing that happens
She's a genius that one
she doesn't care. and she's uneducated. and she doesn't care to educate herself.
It's pissing in a sea of piss by this point though
I wish I could understand what they're saying.
Winnie I da Costa me too. The captions on this don’t even make any sense.
Nahhh, Yorkshire and Bradford accents are dead easy to understand, it's only Glaswegian i struggle with haha!
Me too
20 IQ required to understand what they're say ing
Study English
Amber’s mom saying “ there’s rules & a bedtime “ has to be the silliest thing in this whole documentary. SHE’S ALREADY PREGNANT AT 16 GENIUS . a bit late to enforce any type rules . The best you can do now is push her to get an education
I think it's just because these girls know they get certain benefits if they have a baby. Her pregnancy is like an investment.
Shelby is the one making the biggest strides in being self sufficient. I wish all these kids luck and hope they have bright futures.
Shelby breaks my heart, I hope she's doing well and is wayyy better off now. You can honestly see how hard she is trying may god bless her
Shelby is lovely she knows her flaws, shes hard working, making budget, keep being positiv and grinding upwards, shes really starting from the bottom. I hope she gets a reward. But life will reward her, if she keeps this road & quit smoking. Shes far ahead many people at her age.
look at the end of the video. she was pregnant and didn't get a full time Job. I really hoped she could escape the cycle myself but only a minority ever manages to
@@blackcube1314 becoming pregnant does not mean she didn't escape the cycle...
Why is redecorating on such high a priority is what I want to know lol
I feel privileged to live in Africa and be able to farm and make a living, life is hard in these first world countries. Good people like Shelby struggle with 6 pounds to open a bank account, but she a hard worker though. I like her...
Which part of Africa do you reside?
@Namrahaa agree with that . At least you are in control of your destiny .
@Namrahaa lol westerners go there for their own benefits. Don't get it twisted, we live in a selfish world.
Do you live in Uganda?
I don’t get it, my family and I came to the USA as new migrants and we all worked together to come out of poverty. In Mexico we had nothing! When we got to California we lived in a one bedroom old apartment and we were a big family. My dad and mother worked in a Nursing planting trees and my older sister had to work and drop out of school. The rest of us 6 children went to school and I was the second one I worked in the fields and went to high school at the same time, we didn’t have to ask the government for anything and my 6 siblings now are professionals. We always went to church together and we never said bad words we are grateful to this country for giving us our legal residency and some of us became naturalized citizens. We worked hard and we were exhausted at the end of the day, it wasn’t easy the US has very strong laws when it comes to working and attending schools. We were homeless 2 times because people ripped us off but good people let us live in their backyard shed in the middle of the 100 degree weather. Being poor doesn’t give you an excuse for breaking the law or doing destructive things. God bless you all.
Gloria Terry wow you went through a lot! I applaud your family for everything you have accomplished 👏
I am happy to hear your family made it despite the struggle.
I don't know you, but i like your story.
its because england is a garbage country almost third world.
your have such a sad story but I'm glad it worked out for you god bless you too.
Why does the summer there looks so depressing?
Looks like summer in Upstate New York. Our weather is horrible.
Ikr -- I am so glad I live in california & I do not understand why people live anywhere else
@@skaterccchick because if everyone in the world moved to California , the prices of goods and other services with rent goes up and then you would be moving out of ur house and someone wealthier than u would move into ur house..
It rains all the time over there, we learned that from our friends we met on an all inclusive in Jamaica, that’s why they would vacation twice a year
Frederick Sharon hahahahahahhahaha!! Good one!!
15- 18 are weird years and I feel for them. There babies still that are in teen/adult body. Your still a kid inside but everyone around you is in a rush to be grown. It can be Rough for you if you don’t have the proper structure and loving parents around you. Smoking and cursing is all a part of the act and I look at them and smile because I can remember when I was so young but in such a rush to be grown. We all do it. They will grow up and learn the same lessons. And life will be good.
Ooh I cried when Amber cried and cuddled her mumma! Shes a baby having a baby.
Me too
It could have been different. She decided to spread her legs, as her mother did when she was very young. Besides, poor eating habits. Mommy and daughter are obese. Guess the baby will also grow up Low intel, poor and obese. No sympathy on my part. they did what they did and are living with the aftermath.
@@robertscheinost179 All these flavors and you choose to be salty✨
@@gh0stgus56 All those flavors are STD bitter for my taste buds.
I grew up in the hood with many of the problems in the film. It’s all about choices you make!
Struggles, you bet but I never gave up. Happily Retired Ph.D.
I would be so pleased to to see tell your story to young teens.
Same but not retired. You don't need a PhD to get out - just work and don't waste your time on booze, cigarettes and drugs. My two friends who don't have a higher education also got out and are doing well - it's just consistency.
@user9823598246 Every time someone makes sense an angel gets it's wings.....ty for your decency.
Good job Paul, that just comes to show that it doesn’t matter your background if your driven anything can happen
nah, u just got lucky
That's not the kind of english they thaught me in school for years.
I feel like a complete beginner again.
i've been learn english for years, and communicate with proper way to speak with english.... But when watching these documentary, i feel i'm really don't understand english at all.
Obviously they never taught you how to spell or check your work before submitting it, lol.
@@gugigiswanto8306 I’ve spoke English my entire life and it’s kinda hard for me to understand certain worlds these girls say
@@torey4322 I dont know, it's just like they are murmuring when speaking.
@Aimee Webber They speak each the dialect of the poor people of the city they live in.
“Allay ai eh du eh quid in uh paper rown guvnah!” -what I as an American hear 🤣
that’s the proper yorkshire accent for ya :)
🤣🤣🤣👌
Giving your 16 year old daughter cigarettes 🤢😤
Giving your Pregnant daughter of any age cigarettes 🤢😤
Giving your pregnant 16 year old daughter cigarettes 🤮😡
They always seem to have money for cigarettes
The first time cigs were mentioned was when one of the girls asked to bum one off her mum. And cigs aren't that expensive if you roll your own.
From what I've been seeing, they're bumming them off their parents. Looseys are 3 for $1 at the bodega on my block.
that's right!
STILL pathetic !And REALLY haven't a clue as to knowing what it's going to take for people to WAKE UP ⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰ !
Cheaper than food.
Shelby's flat is so cute with all the pink. I love her Hello Kitty mug. She seems like such a sweetheart.
I can feel them it's so hard to deal with daily life when you are poor and teenager.
I have exprienced these harsh times in third world country,but I wasn't with drugs.
Shelby is so beautiful,I wish I was near in order to help her.
There need to be a law in place for pregnant girls who smoke. She doesn’t give a damn about her unborn child.
she clearly does give a damn about her baby. She's been raised in a culture where smoking your whole life away, even while pregnant, is the norm. She doesn't understand the urgency and has an addiction.
Woah... Their English is so English I can't even English. What???
yes even I can't english their english. maybe Scots?
@@game_maniac2404 Sounds like Northern english not scottish
And the closed captioning doesn’t help 😅
I am from Germany. Difficult to understand for me.
Truee
Would love to see an update on how they are doing today in 2019....?!?!
Yes me too!!
Same here!
i would live to c that as well.
i think they ,still, are poor and try to get poverty claim from government..
everyone hide their weakness whenever someone ask about them.
Fal Ru It was but it was recorded in 2012
When I was little, there are times we don"t have anything to eat but rice and salt for taste. Thank God we survived and just continue to live. Let's go till the end!
Thank Satan for giving humanity all the power and that we still alive in 2022.
@@Blade11287 What power, armpit power?
Do people not understand in England that smoking while pregnant Is dangerous and neglectful
16, pregnant and smoking... and parents aren't even against it.
Kudos to Shelby, she is truly trying. Struggling along the way and has nothing fancy, just her bare necessities. I understand, there is ALWAYS something.
Shelby mentioning that she felt ripped off after realizing that she was making way under minimum wage at her work placement made me so sad. I know this documentary originally aired over 10 years ago, but she tried so hard, worked so hard at her work placement, and they could legally pay her 1/3 less than minimum. Systems in place to help someone who is poor still do not do enough.
Why is it that Britain seems so dull and dark in so many ways.
This isn't even that bad. Sure, the kids are bratty, but they seem WAY more pleasant than the kids here in Chicago. In some hoods, kids half their age are already involved in gangs. And in Britain, you never have to live in fear of the fact that somebody could drive by and spray your house with an Uzi, an AK, or a WASR-10 or something. I don't even know if they allow handguns there.
@@scottkrafft6830 Yeah i agree Shelby's only 16 she has her own Flat a part time job and stuff she's doing better than the Majority of most teens here in New Zealand even some adults lol
They can't colonise anymore
@@TheMagnificentGman - HAH! 🤣 derailed the gravy train
We need decrypters, not subtitles.
i believe that feature will comin soon
Descriptors.
Cas the way britain talk full with encryption
Sad for these kids ... their parents and lack of education failed them
That's life. The world needs the negative and the positive, the rich and the poor, the healthy and the sick, the dead and the living in order to be world. Will never change.
@@chlamydiayourdaddyishereWill never change? Why is that and why does it have to be this way? Where are you from mate?
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Thank you for doing this like. Maybe some people will actually gain understanding of other peoples struggles.
Shelby is the only one who stands a chance.
She ended up being 6 months pregnant
All those 3 girls have a chance and I'm rooting for all of them best of luck Ladies.
@@breephoenix111 That doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a chance.
@@natalieh8023 did I say she dosent stand a chance? STOP ASSUMING
@@breephoenix111 Of course you’ll use that excuse but we all know that’s what you were insinuating. Stop being a moron. 🙄
I'd love to see an update on Bridie, Amber & Shelby. (One with subtitles tho, if that's possible. I missed out on a lot of their personal comments because I couldn't make out what they were saying)
I was so disappointed for Shelby when she didn't get a job offer of fulltime work. She would have been on her way, because she has the self-discipline to stick to a job.
I don't judge these girls--I grew up poor, & poverty is not simply a matter of bad decisions or lack of work ethic. Poverty is a function of STRUCTURAL social factors, as well as personal factors. Family also can have a huge role to play.
I will say that for me, the best decision I made in my young life was to do everything I could to avoid pregnancy. Once you have a child at that age your life is no longer your own, & it's even harder to change your life in positive ways. Being child-free doesn't guarantee you'll no longer live in poverty, but being young & poor with children makes improving your economic situation very difficult.
johnnydtractive let me save them the trouble. All prob have 2 kids and still doing the exact same thing. Except maybe Shelby. She seems like she had the right attitude to avoid that miserable existence
I %100 agree with you! Thank you for sharing.
@@crystllclr3743 not sure if you saw the very last part, Shelby got pregnant also
Men are better always. Women just don't get it
Very well said
These teenage girls should be in high school studying. That’s the only way I can think of that would help them find their way out of this and build a brighter future.
I have to say, I am impressed by Shelby’s strength, resilience, independence and sense of responsibility, however her getting pregnant was a surprise at the end of the video as I thought she said she would not get pregnant given her obvious poor circumstances.
Unfortunately the UK equivalent of high school ends at age 16. Beyond that is career specific schooling, so like with college in the US, most poor people don't continue on
@@granttrent5564 so just because a girl is beautiful, doesn't mean she HAS to get pregnant or that she has no control or say in the matter. She's a human being with a mind and character of her own. And she should take charge of her own life. And a woman can most certainly build a good life WITHOUT having to find some young or old rich guy (a lot of whom are sexual predators and narcissistic douchebags). Women can certainly be successful in their lives without depending on men. And yea you're probably right about the guy who knocked her up.
@@Fernandaaa96 yea you make good point.
Oh no, she got pregnant?......
I got pregnant at 19 and was laid off during my pregnancy. I was on unemployment through my pregnancy and welfare since then. I just turned 21 now. I’m a single mom and I budget the money I get and my son always has what he needs. I’m planning on going to college within the next year. It’s people like this that perpetuate stereotypes about young moms and people on welfare. It’s all about the choices you make🤷🏻♀️
You're doing so well and I hope you're doing even better now 🤗
Why did you get pregnant at 19?
These folks ain't poor...they're needy.And their attitudes ensures they remain less fortunate.Here in Africa "Poor" people ain't got no washing machines & cigarette money!
a very good observation Big Cashbaby. These girls (or at least two of them) do not understand that we have choices (believe it or not) and that these choices have consequences. Having written that, if the parents have not transmitted this fact of life, it's too late for many once you hit adolescence. This is one of the most awful documentaries I am choosing (LOL) to sit through.I have always thought that in western societies, when the kids hit adolescence, all the parents can do is cross their fingers, pray and continue to do their best.
Watching this scares me and reminds me how lucky iam ....although I may not have a lot I don’t struggle like this.
I wish we could get a follow up on Shelby. She's such an angel
Kayley Smith me too!
This is like watching Shameless.
So disappointed to see that Shelby derailed her life by getting pregnant. Finishing her placement and then not being able to find work would’ve been terribly disappointing, and perhaps she felt defeated. Sad to say, but I doubt any of the three girls will achieve their dreams of going to college or taking training courses. Depressing.
Someone posted a in the comment section that shelby is going good for herself with an online franchise too
@@513regichan That’s great to hear! Thanks for letting me know.
@@513regichan does she use any social media ? Please let me know
Dearest Shelby. I wish you the best of luck in your future. You’re intelligent and know what you want. Keep striving towards your goal ❤️
A documentary on poverty in which there's a commercial every 7 minutes or so.
I hope you paid the people well that are IN the documentary, because you certainly are making money on this.
What kind of person doesn't use adblock at this point?
@@somuchfortalent a person that has either no knowledge of it or a person that understood that using adblock causes great harm to the free internet..
@@2salzig2spucknapp "free internet"
lol! You mean free as in you don't have to pay for the content you consume rather than free as in free expression and free flow of information. You cow.
Creature of god, who on earth sees advertising on videos these days?
- Download and install Brave browser. I use it all the time. Don't you ever use Google Chrome for anything. Uninstall it from your computer. It's dangerous for your privacy.
- If you use Firefox browser, then install "Ublock Origin" and "Ghostery" addons. I used Firefox as well sometimes, but for mostly different reasons. Brave browser is faster.
@@chlamydiayourdaddyishere what if everyone decides to do just this? so no ads are getting watched anymore.. who pays the youtubers you love to watch than and who allows the youtubers that havent even started their career's by now to start it..
face it: blocking ads and feeling entitled over it is a selfish move rendering you a human beeing that is unaware of its envorinment it lives in.. just like a douchebag who keeps throwing his on trash right on the street without even thinking
again - if people with your limited way of thinking grow the internet as of now is in danger because no ads mean no income for the hoster of the websites
and that means they will have to sell us directly for the content they provide just like youtube red.. but it wont be limited to premium content instead it will be a entrance fee for the whole thing.
so please keep this in mind but i honestly dont even think you understand anything in about this
Shelby has beutifull eyes!
Shelby is beautiful and has a beautiful soul. May she succeed in her life 👍
13:29 When the little boy asks if they can get the black mold off the wall and it cuts to the pregnant mom smoking.🤦🏾♀️ The irony.
Fingers crossed
3:07 - girl says...."I actually want to join the army"....I personally think that would be an excellent idea for this girl. It would teach her discipline and give her excellent opportunities and self-respect. If you are poor, it is a great way to change your life. I watched a program run there called "Bad Lads"...they need one for the girls. Signed Canadian Army girl.
Getting in the army isn't as easy as it used to be, especially in the UK
hope Shelby is doing alright. She was the only one that really seemed to take the full initiative to improve
I'm from the United States and I understand everything they're saying.
want a trophy for that?
@@abbyrosenbaum lmao
Me too. People cannot understand anyone who does not speak like them. I had no problem understanding them.
Are you from the South?
I do too, probably because I watch Peaky Blinders.